assignment
noun/əˈsaɪn.mənt/
Etymology From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -ment.
9 senses
- 1The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- 2The categorization of something as belonging to a…
- 3The categorization of persons as belonging to the male…
- 4An assigned task.
- 5A position to which one is assigned.
- 6A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- 7A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- 8A document that effects this transfer.
- 9An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
1
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
2
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.
3
The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
4
An assigned task.
- The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.
5
A position to which one is assigned.
- Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.
6
Education A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday.
7
Law A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.
8
Law A document that effects this transfer.
- Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.
9
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences An operation that assigns a value to a variable.