Informal that portion of a task or job regarded as especially strenuous, burdensome, difficult, etc.
heavy lifting
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heavy lifting
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InformalSerious or difficult work: credited her for doing all the heavy lifting on the project.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (idiomatic) The most demanding part of an endeavour; work requiring the most effort, resources, or consideration.
Noun
(uncountable)
- Alternative form of heavy lifting.
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heavy lifting - Computer Definition
(1) Slang for difficult research and development (R&D). It may refer to challenging technical research for a new electronic product, or it may refer to the actual development of the product.
(2) Slang for intensive processing. For example, it may refer to computations such as decoding an HD video signal or to a particular part of a program that contains the most sophisticated logic.
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