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| '''Work''' may mean: | |||
| * ], defined in physics as the integral of dot product of force times infinitesimal translation: | |||
| ::<math> W = \int \mathbf{F} \cdot \mathrm{d}\mathbf{s}</math> | |||
| *], a measure of the amount of ] that can be extracted from a ] as determined, typically, via ] calculations. | |||
| * In the context of ], "work" refers to a wide range of paid and unpaid productive activities, including full-time, part-time, casual and fixed-term employment, family responsibilities, voluntary and community service, education including school, further education and training, and cultural activities. | |||
| * ], effort expended by people on productive activities in the home, school, or employment, or, by extension, one's place of employment or employer. | |||
| * ], the effort applied to produce a deliverable or accomplish a task. | |||
| * ], a creation, such as a song or a painting. | |||
| * ], a staged event – that is, one that enforces ]. The term originates from "working a crowd." | |||
| <!--Verify please: * ]. A 'work' is a term used to describe an event {a sporting manoeuvre?} with a pre-determined outcome (see ]).--> | |||
| * ], a 1915 Charlie Chaplin silent film co-starring Edna Purviance. | |||
| * In the context of ] development, "The Work" (generally capitalized) refers, in general, to "any way, school, or method that recognizes the fact of suffering and the cause of unnecessary suffering and works to lead a person back to his true nature, which will eliminate the unnecessary suffering." (], Diamond Heart-Book One, p. 32) Specific spiritual schools, such as the ], often refer to their own method of development as "The Work." | |||
| * In the context of textile arts, "work" may refer to any type of hand ] or ], as in ], ], ], ], worked ]s. | |||
| *''Work'', a painting by ]. | |||
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