Position
Task
Task noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.
Usage example: the forklift's task is to stack pallets of goods in the warehouse
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Penny Arcade uses a minor version Here, while taking Scott McCloud to task for his position on Micropayments.
Source: Infinite Canvas -
Played straight with Gideon, with Bill giving Gideon the position of enforcer and the task to prevent anyone from rescuing Mabel.
Source: The Quisling -
The position names have simply developed through the years to describe the most efficient methods thus far found to succeed at their task of preventing the offense from scoring.
Source: Useful Notes / American Football
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