cronjob
cronjob · cronjobs
An automated task that runs at specific intervalsAn automated task that runs at specific intervals.
Meaning
1 sensesAn automated task that runs at specific intervals.
Origin
From cron + job. From cron, name of the system program that handles these tasks; from AnciFrom cron + job. From cron, name of the system program that handles these tasks; from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).
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