tasking

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(especially in the armed forces or other public services) the act of ordering someone to do a particular piece of work, or the work that is carried out:

The formal mission tasking reads as follows: Perform studies on the diagnosis and treatment of naturally occurring infectious diseases of military importance.

The diversity of taskings and operational objectives ensured that I never got bored.

This high-ranking official would also have "tasking authority", or the power to issue directions to other agencies.

the act of carrying out a piece of work, especially a piece of work that someone pays you to do without employing you permanently:

Tasking is a way of earning extra money from home.

Use the app to find your next tasking job.

difficult, and involving a lot of effort:

Achieving this goal will be a long and tasking effort.

It is obviously less physically tasking for a vet to work on a small cat than on a large cow.