I think he means "complete", as in automate the tasks. "Pick off" is usually used as in: "The sniper was in the bell-tower, picking the enemy soldiers off one b

I think he means "complete", as in automate the tasks. "Pick off" is usually used as in: "The sniper was in the bell-tower, picking the enemy soldiers off one by one" (if you're a grammar geek, it's an optionally separable phrasal verb). It can also be used to refer to completing tasks.