Unnecessary or unproductive work that is done to keep someone occupied or to make them appear to be working.
Example: The employee did not have any important tasks to complete, so just spent time doing busy work to have something to say in the standup meeting the next day.
Variations: busywork
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Date: 04/26/2024
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Busy Work." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1569. Accessed 04/26/2024.