scheduler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done.
  2. An operating system component responsible for allocating several resources, most commonly the use of processors by different concurrent processes or threads.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɛdjələ/ /ˈskɛdjələ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-scheduler.wav

Word forms

scheduler schedulers

Etymology

From schedule + -er.

Derived words

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