scheduler

CEFRB2

/ˈʃɛdjələ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or program that arranges times for events or tasks.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An operating system component responsible for allocating several resources, most commonly the use of processors by different concurrent processes or threads.

Examples

  • A scheduler is a tool that is used to manage various tasks.

  • The scheduler and manager organized the meetings for the team.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈskɛdjələ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • The system scheduler allocates CPU time to active processes.

Quick test

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The event blank entered all the dates into the computer system quickly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From schedule + -er.