Scheduling

noun
1.
a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion:
The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
2.
a series of things to be done or of events to occur at or during a particular time or period:
He always has a full schedule.
3.
a timetable.
4.
a written or printed statement of details, often in classified or tabular form, especially one forming an appendix or explanatory addition to another document.
5.
Obsolete. a written paper.
verb (used with object), scheduled, scheduling.
6.
to make a schedule of or enter in a schedule.
7.
to plan for a certain date:
to schedule publication for June.
noun
1.
a plan of procedure for a project, allotting the work to be done and the time for it
2.
a list of items: a schedule of fixed prices
3.
a list of times, esp of arrivals and departures; timetable
4.
a list of tasks to be performed, esp within a set period
5.
(law) a list or inventory, usually supplementary to a contract, will, etc
6.
on schedule, at the expected or planned time
verb (transitive)
7.
to make a schedule of or place in a schedule
8.
to plan to occur at a certain time

algorithm
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)
see: on schedule