diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 6c0988089e..af5a97c780 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -743,6 +743,12 @@
                 repositories, branches, and tags, see the
                 "<link linkend='repositories-tags-and-branches'>Repositories, Tags, and Branches</link>"
                 section.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><emphasis>Task:</emphasis>
+                A unit of execution for BitBake (e.g.
+                <filename>do_compile</filename>,
+                <filename>do_fetch</filename>, <filename>do_patch</filename>,
+                and so forth).
+                </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Upstream:</emphasis> A reference to source code or repositories
                 that are not local to the development system but located in a master area that is controlled
                 by the maintainer of the source code.