💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cron"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cronjobnoun | (computing) An automated task that runs at specific intervals. |
| crontabnoun | (computing, Unix) A table of commands to be executed periodically. |
| schedulernoun | A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done. |
| dispatchernoun | In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles. |
| job schedulernoun | (computing) A software application that is in charge of unattended background executions known for historical reasons as batch processing. |
| coroutinenoun | (programming) A piece of code that performs a task, and that can be passed new input and return output more than once. |
| schedulenoun | A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. |
| timernoun | A device used to measure amounts of time. |
| autorunnoun | (computing) Any feature that runs a program, etc. automatically. |
| schedulingnoun | (uncountable) A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time. |
| codernoun | (computing) A programmer (computer programmer). |
| run timenoun | (computing) The stage during which a program is executing. |
| calendaringnoun | (computing) The use of a computerized calendar to schedule events or appointments. |
| batch jobnoun | (computing) A series of instructions executed by the operating system. |
| cyclernoun | Anything with a cyclic (repetitious) behaviour. Something that cycles between different states. |
| autostartnoun | (computing) A program or application set to start automatically. |
| clocknoun | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
| initiatornoun | One who initiates. |
| clock generatornoun | (computing, electronics) a circuit that produces a timing signal for use in synchronizing a circuit's operation. |
| awaiternoun | One who awaits. |
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