scheduling
     n : setting an order and time for planned events [syn: programming,
          programing]

	

	scheduling
     
         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)