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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sched·ule       [skej-ool, -ool, -oo-uhl; Brit. shed-yool, shej-ool] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -uled, -ul·ing.
–noun
1.a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, esp. with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
2.a series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period: He always has a full schedule.
3.a timetable.
4.a written or printed statement of details, often in classified or tabular form, esp. one forming an appendix or explanatory addition to another document.
5.Obsolete. a written paper.
–verb (used with object)
6.to make a schedule of or enter in a schedule.
7.to plan for a certain date: to schedule publication for June.

[Origin: 1350–1400; < LL schedula, equiv. to L sched(a) leaf of paper + -ula -ule; r. ME cedule, sedule < MF < LL, as above]

sched·u·lar, adjective
sched·ul·er, noun

4. table, register. See list1. 6. register, list, enroll, tabulate.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sched·ule       (skěj'ōōl, -ōō-əl, skěj'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A list of times of departures and arrivals; a timetable: a bus schedule; a schedule of guided tours.
  2. A plan for performing work or achieving an objective, specifying the order and allotted time for each part: finished the project on schedule.
  3. A printed or written list of items in tabular form: a schedule of postal rates.
    1. A program of events or appointments expected in a given time: Can you fit me into your schedule Tuesday afternoon?
    2. A student's program of classes.
    3. A federally regulated list of controlled substances, ranked in classes by potential for abuse.
    4. One of the ranks or classes in such a list.
  4. A supplemental statement of details appended to a document.
    1. A federally regulated list of controlled substances, ranked in classes by potential for abuse.
    2. One of the ranks or classes in such a list.

tr.v.   sched·uled, sched·ul·ing, sched·ules
  1. To enter on a schedule: calculate and schedule each tax deduction on the proper form.
  2. To make up a schedule for: I haven't scheduled the coming week yet.
  3. To plan or appoint for a certain time or date: scheduled a trip in June; was scheduled to arrive Monday.
  4. To list or rank (a controlled substance) in a schedule.


[Middle English sedule, slip of parchment or paper, note, from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda, variant of Latin scida, papyrus strip, from Greek skhida, skhedē; perhaps akin to skhizein, to split; see schizo-.]

sched'u·lar adj., sched'u·ler n.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
scheduling

noun
setting an order and time for planned events 

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

scheduling 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)

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