cronjob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An automated task that runs at specific intervals.

Word forms

cronjob cronjobs

Etymology

From cron + job. From cron, name of the system program that handles these tasks; from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

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