noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:S K EH1 JH UH0 L IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S K EH1 JH UW0 L IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The time at which a particular event is scheduled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Assignment to a schedule, or systematic arrangement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of schedule
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
setting an order and time for planned events
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: programming, programing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: planning
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
rozvrhování
— function
Finnish:
aikataulutus
— function
French:
planification
— function
French:
ordonnancement
— function
German:
Disposition
— function
French:
planification
— time at which a particular event is scheduled
French:
programmation
— time at which a particular event is scheduled
Indonesian:
penjadwalan
— time at which a particular event is scheduled