English Explanatory Dictionary

cron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

cron Crons

Etymology

From chrono-, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Originating as the name of a specific program, but since generalized to analogous ones.

Derived words

cronjob cron job crontab cron task
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