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TrivialTask is a task that has been done so many times that it is performed essentially by rote -- often using automated tools. The effort to complete such a task is highly predictable.
Sometimes a
TrivialTask can take milliseconds -- and sometimes months.
TrivialTask is not a synonym for "instantaneous" (although it
is a synonym for "easy". The phrase characterizes the predictability and effort of the task, not its duration.
In this context, it is used in contrast to "
StraightForwardTask" or "
InventionRequiredTask".
Generating the read and write accessors of the attributes of a type is a
TrivialTask -- and takes milliseconds using a reasonable IDE. Generating an index for a large full-text database is another
TrivialTask -- and can take months, depending on the system resources available and the size of the database.