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scheduler

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈʃɛdjələ/
  • UK: /ˈskɛdjələ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S K EH1 JH UH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S K EH1 JH UW0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An operating system component responsible for allocating several resources, most commonly the use of processors by different concurrent processes or threads.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hardware, computer hardware

History

Etymology

From schedule + -er.