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Cron

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000246

A time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. It allows users to schedule commands or scripts to run automatically at specified intervals or times. Tasks are defined in a crontab file, which specifies the command and the schedule using a five-field format for minute, hour, day of month, month, and day of week.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000246
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000246",
  "term": "Cron",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. It allows users to schedule commands or scripts to run automatically at specified intervals or times. Tasks are defined in a crontab file, which specifies the command and the schedule using a five-field format for minute, hour, day of month, month, and day of week.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/cron/"
}

Record 270 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.