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busywork (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, chiefly US) Work oractivity performed with theintention orresult of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish somethingproductive;routine work oflowpriority undertaken for the sake of avoidingidleness.

   Until we have a system clearly established, entering more data is justbusy work.

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• "busy work" in theDictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

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