Table II.

Definitions

TermDefinition
TaskA general term referring to an action or a series of action need to be executed
Classification taskTask classifying objects into given categories, it could be a simple task (one question) or a relatively complex task (more than one question)
MicrotaskA task is decomposed into smaller unit making it easier for the crowd. One microtask is equivalent to one question in classification task
WorkflowMicrotasks are arranged/chained in a way to automatically complete the task
QuestionClassification task asked of the user to elicit/assign a label to an attribute of the object to be classified
OptionThe set of possible labels
Chosen optionAn option user chooses per question
Correct labelThe correct label for a question
Chosen pathA user chooses a set of labels for entire workflow
Correct pathThe correct set of labels for entire workflow
Workflow graphThe workflow can be modelled as a directed acyclic graph (DAG), in which the root node represents the object under consideration and all other nodes are classification options
NodeA representation of an option in our model
Node levelThe sequence that the question is presented to the user within a workflow

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