SCHEDULER

scheduler

(noun) computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scheduler (plural schedulers)

A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done.

(computer science) An operating system component responsible for allocating several resources, most commonly the use of processors by different concurrent processes or threads. [from 20th c.]

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 June 2025

ALLERGIC

(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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