Translate Aktivität from German to English

– An action to be performed, such as a task, or a communication item that is sent or received, for example, e-mail, phone calls, and appointments. ¹

– A pattern of work performed together for a single purpose. An activity may use or produce work products and may be tracked by a work item. ¹

– A named entity made up of an XML document and an operation on that document. Web services can be generated from actions. ¹

– In a statechart diagram, the response an object in a particular state makes to an event without changing its state. Unlike actions, activities have non-negligible execution times and can be interrupted. The keyword do indicates an activity. ¹

– A collaborative action, such as sharing, calendar sharing, or using a whiteboard. ¹

– A user action, such as a change to status, social tags, or profiles. Notification of these changes can be sent to other users through an activity feed. ¹

– In Windows Live (primarily through profile), online actions, such as updating a status message, publishing photos, or updating profile info. These actions can take place on Windows Live or on other services someone has connected to their profile, such as Facebook or Twitter. These actions can show up as updates in feeds within Windows Live or on connected services. ¹

– A unit of program behavior in Windows Workflow Foundation. Single activities can be composed together into more complex activities. ¹