Usually means: Scheduler for periodic tasks, commands.
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  2. crontab: Wiktionary
  3. Crontab: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Crontab (Unix command), Crontab: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  (computing, Unix) A table of commands to be executed periodically.

Similar:
cronjob, cron, script, batch job, coroutine, batch file, runbook, schedule, run book, job scheduler, more...

Opposite:
at command, one-time task, immediate task

Types:
anacron, cron, fcron, bcron, ncron, dcron, more...

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Similar:
cronjob, cron, script, batch job, coroutine, batch file, runbook, schedule, run book, job scheduler, more...

Opposite:
at command, one-time task, immediate task

Types:
anacron, cron, fcron, bcron, ncron, dcron, more...



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