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sub-goal
sub-goal n.
Brit. 
/ˈsʌbɡəʊl/
, /ˈsʌbɡəʊl/U.S. /ˈsəbˌɡoʊl/
originally Psychology something which must be achieved on the way to achieving a main objective; a secondary or lesser goal./ˈsəbˌɡoʊl/ΘΚΠ
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1932 E. C. Tolman Purposive Behavior Index 459/1 Sign-objects..become sub-goal-objects.
1967 J. M. Argyle Psychol. Interpersonal Behaviour v. 91 Driving a car from A to B involves the sub-goals of getting the engine started, getting the car moving in top gear, and getting to the intermediate points X, Y and Z.
1994 J. B. Smith Collective Intelligence in Computer-based Collaboration 69 If..the processor reaches an impasse,..it generates one or more subgoals in an attempt to resolve the impasse.
2002 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Sept. 30/4 To free yourself from the tyranny of sub-goals, recognise that they are only the means to an end.
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