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
Use
Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.
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Incorruptible Pure Pureness: The Moon Goddess tells the detective that she can succeed in her task and use Bulwar's empowered dagger without fear, because "your cause is just and your heart is pure." In the Hood: The black-haired woman wears a hood with antlers.
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One of the tenets of the Church of the Incarnate Soul is that all its disciples never use manual labor for any task if they can use a spell instead.
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If a certain task asks you to use certain characters (that are not in the Spec Ops), you can generally use them in story mode.
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