ghost work

ɡoʊst wɜːrk

Definition

Definition of ghost work - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

uncredited taskstasks completed without recognition or credit

Many interns end up doing ghost work in large companies.

technology

TECH.

work done by humans but seen as automated

TECH.

The app relies on ghost work for data processing.

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Expressions with ghost

ghost ship

abandoned ship possibly haunted and adrift

The sailors were terrified of the ghost ship.

ghost town

abandoned town with few or no people living there

The old mining camp is now a ghost town.

ghost banning

blocking a user without their knowledge

The platform used ghost banning to control spam.

ghost kitchen

kitchen preparing food for delivery only

The ghost kitchen operates solely through online orders.

ghost of a chance

extremely slim hope

She held on to a ghost of a chance that he might return.

white as a ghost

adj.

extremely pale, usually from fear, shock, or illness

She turned white as a ghost when she heard the news.

Expressions with work

work on

exert effort to achieve a task or goal

They are working on the new project.

work around

arrange schedule or activities to accommodate something

She worked around her meetings to fit in a doctor's appointment.

work away

continue working on something without stopping

She would work away at her painting for hours.

work in

find time or space for amid other things

I will work in a meeting at 3 PM.

diving into work

starting work with energy and focus

After the meeting, she made a diving into work.

get off work

finish the workday and leave the workplace

I usually get off work at 5 PM.

hang out after work

spend time relaxing with others after work

We often hang out after work at the local cafe.

line of work

kind of job or work someone does to earn money

She changed her line of work last year.

out of work

adj.

not having a job or employment

He has been out of work for months.

put to work

assign a job or task to someone

The manager put the new employee to work immediately.

Examples of ghost work in a sentence

Ghost work often goes unnoticed in collaborative projects.
Ghost work is crucial for maintaining the website.
Many companies depend on ghost work for efficiency.

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French:travail invisible, ...
German:unsichtbare Arbeit, ...
Italian:lavoro non accreditato, lavoro fantasma, ...
Spanish:tareas no reconocidas, trabajo invisible, ...
Portuguese:tarefas não creditadas, trabalho fantasma, ...
Chinese:无名任务, 隐形工作, ...
Japanese:無名の仕事, ゴーストワーク, ...
Arabic:عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ مُعْتَرَفٍ بِهِ, عَمَل شَبَح, ...
Hebrew:עֲבוֹדָה לְלֹא הַכָּרָה, עֲבוֹדַת רְפָאִים, ...
Russian:непризнанная работа, невидимая работа, ...
Ukrainian:незараховані завдання, невидима праця, ...
Hindi:अमान्य कार्य, गोपनीय कार्य, ...
Bengali:অবৈধ কাজ, ভূত কাজ, ...
Catalan:feina no reconeguda, treball fantasma, ...
Czech:neviditelná práce, skrytá lidská práce za zdánlivou automatizací, ...
Danish:ukrediteret arbejde, spøgelsesarbejde, ...
Dutch:onerkende taken, spookwerk, ...
Greek:απλήρωτες εργασίες, ανθρώπινη εργασία, ...
Hungarian:elismerés nélkül végzett munka, háttérmunka, ...
Khmer:ការងារដែលធ្វើដោយគ្មានការទទួលស្គាល់ ឬការផ្តល់កិត្តិយស, ការងារដែលមនុស្សធ្វើ ប៉ុន្តែត្រូវបានបង្ហាញថាស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:인정받지 못한 작업, 유령 작업, ...
Persian:کارهای بدون اعتبار, کار شبح, ...
Polish:praca bez uznania, praca widmo, ...
Portuguese (BR):trabalho não creditado, trabalho fantasma, ...
Romanian:muncă fără recunoaștere, muncă fantomă, ...
Swedish:arbete utan erkännande, spökarbete, ...
Thai:งานที่ไม่ได้รับการยอมรับ, งานที่มองว่าเป็นอัตโนมัติ, ...
Turkish:tanınmayan iş, gizli iş gücü, ...
Vietnamese:công việc không được công nhận, công việc ẩn, ...

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