scheduler

2 definitions found

scheduler - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  scheduler
      n 1: computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the
           computer in an appropriate order

scheduler - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  scheduling
  scheduler
  
     <algorithm> The arrangement of a number of related operations
     in time.
  
     There are several kinds of scheduling related to computers:
  
     instruction scheduling - sequencing the instructions
     executed by the CPU
  
     multitasking ("process scheduling") - sharing a CPU between
     several processes
  
     application software to help organise your daily meetings
     etc.
  
     task scheduling - algorithms to solve the general problem
     of satisfying time and resource constraints between a number
     of tasks.
  
     Compare planning.
  
     (1998-04-25)