What is the accepted word for 'shitauke methods' in English?

下請けメソッド (shitauke) methods -> subcontracting methods ?

Context:

fetchとcountは爆弾の数を数えるための下請けメソッドです。

[ 'fetch' and 'count' are ** subcontracting methods ** to count the
number of mines. ]

Thanks again.

Jon

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Jon Babcock <jon / kanji.com>