Task Scheduler

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A system component that triggers jobs at specified times or intervals — at the OS level, this is cron on Unix or Task Scheduler on Windows; at the application level, libraries like APScheduler or Quartz manage deferred and periodic work within a process.

    In plain English: A system that automatically runs programs or jobs at specific times, like an alarm clock for computer tasks.

    Example: "The task scheduler fires the database backup job every night at 2 AM and the report generation at 6 AM."

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