scheduler
nounUK /ˈʃɛdjələ/
Etymology From schedule + -er.
1
A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done.
2
Computer, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Science, Sciences An operating system component responsible for allocating several resources, most commonly the use of processors by different concurrent processes or threads.
- Derived terms
- job scheduler