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ghost work

ghost work noun: work (often technological) that is done by humans, but regarded by customers as being automated.

Noun

ghost work (uncountable)

  1. Work (often technological) that is done by humans, but regarded by customers as being automated.
    Synonyms:
    ghost labor

Synonyms of ghost work

Questions about ghost work

What does ghost work mean?
Ghost work means work (often technological) that is done by humans, but regarded by customers as being automated.
What part of speech is ghost work?
Ghost work is a noun.

Words near ghost work in the dictionary

  1. ghost votes
  2. ghost voting
  3. ghost wolf
  4. ghost word
  5. ghost words
  6. ghost work
  7. ghost write
  8. ghost writer
  9. ghost writers
  10. ghost writes
  11. ghost writing

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