scheduler

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

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)