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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScheduler
/ˈskɛd.uː.lɚ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person responsible for making lists of times and events for tasks, meetings, or production processes.
"The project manager assigned a dedicated scheduler to keep the construction timeline on track." - 2
A software application or utility that automatically manages the execution of tasks or processes at specified times.
"The operating system uses a built-in scheduler to allocate CPU time to various running processes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb schedule, originating in the late Middle English word cedule (meaning a scroll or list), from Old French cedulet, and ultimately from Latin schedula (a slip of parchment). The agent suffix -er was added in modern English to denote a person or program that creates schedules.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scheduler" is said worldwide
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planificateur
Transliteration: planificateur
"Le planificateur gère toutes les réunions de l'équipe."
Stundenplaner
Transliteration: Stundenplaner
"Der Planer koordiniert die Termine."
pianificatore
Transliteration: pianificatore
"Il pianificatore gestisce il calendario aziendale."
programador
Transliteration: programador
"El programador de tareas automáticas funciona cada noche."
agendador
Transliteration: agendador
"O agendador enviará os lembretes automaticamente."
समय-निर्धारक
Transliteration: samay-nirdharak
"प्रोजेक्ट मैनेजर ने एक नया समय-निर्धारक नियुक्त किया है।"
调度程序
Transliteration: diàodù chéngxù
"这个系统包含一个高效的任务调度程序。"
스케줄러
Transliteration: seukejulleo
"작업 스케줄러가 백그라운드에서 실행 중입니다."
スケジューラー
Transliteration: sukejūrā
"電子メールに便利なスケジューラー機能がついています。"
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