division of labor

division of labor
: the separation of labor into its components or into various distinct processes and their apportionment among different individuals, groups, or machines for the purpose of increasing productive efficiency: as
a. : the distribution of occupations or vocations among the members of society

division of labor in this tribe is limited to the separation between hunters and farmers

b. : the breaking up of technical tasks (as in a modern factory) into their component parts or processes and their distribution to specific individuals, groups, or machines
c. : specialization in the production of a specific commodity or group of commodities by a particular region or country

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Econ.
a production process in which a worker or group of workers is assigned a specialized task in order to increase efficiency.
[1770-80]

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division of labor,
1. the distribution of separate small parts of a process among many workers, for example on an assembly line, in order to facilitate mass production.
2. the condition under which the work of a society is divided among various trades and professions such as those of a priest, soldier, and shoemaker.

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the assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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