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busywork

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Noun

busywork noun

  1. Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.“Until we have a system clearly established, entering more data is just busy work.”

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