manual assignment

[ˈmæn.ju.əl əˈsaɪn.mənt]
nounpl: manual assignments
atribuição manual
1. The process of assigning tasks, responsibilities, or resources to individuals or teams by direct human action rather than through automated systems
The project manager performed a manual assignment of tasks to each team member.
O gerente de projeto realizou uma atribuição manual de tarefas para cada membro da equipe.
2. In computing and software contexts, the explicit setting of a value to a variable or resource by a user or program without automatic allocation
The developer used a manual assignment to set the initial value of the variable.
O desenvolvedor usou uma atribuição manual para definir o valor inicial da variável.
3. The act of distributing work or duties through direct human decision-making rather than through algorithmic or systematic processes
Manual assignment of parking spaces required the supervisor's direct intervention.
A atribuição manual de vagas de estacionamento exigiu a intervenção direta do supervisor.
In Brazilian corporate environments, 'atribuição manual' is commonly used in project management and HR contexts, emphasizing the human element in decision-making. In IT and programming communities across both Brazil and Portugal, this term is widely understood and used to distinguish explicit operations from automatic system processes.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
manual allocationdirect assignmentexplicit assignmenthuman-directed allocation
Antonyms / Antônimos
automatic assignmentautomated allocationsystem assignmentalgorithmic assignment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
atribuição manual
Standard term used in business and technical contexts
Portugal
atribuição manual
Same usage as Brazilian Portuguese; alternative 'alocação manual' also acceptable
Technical/IT contexts
atribuição explícita
More commonly used in programming discussions

Related Words

task assignmentresource allocationjob distributionvariable assignmentworkload distribution

Related Idioms & Phrases

hands-on assignment
direct allocation of resources
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