A task may refer to any of the following:
Task is a software program or section of a program that’s running in a multitasking environment. Tasks help the user and computer identify between each of the programs running on the computer.
In general, task is a step or assignment in a list of other steps or assignments.
Microsoft Windows users can view currently running tasks using Task Manager.
Related information
- Use the tasklist command to list the currently running tasks in Windows from the command line and taskkill to kill any running task.
- Linux and Unix users can view top running tasks using the top command.
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