schedule

English

/ˈskɛ.djuːl/, /ˈskɛ.dʒʊl/, /ʃɛ.djuːl/, /ˈskɛ.dʒu.əl/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A slip of paper; a short note.
  • (legal) A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
  • A serial record of items, systematically arranged.
  • A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
  • (computer science) An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.

Etymology

Derived from Old French cedule derived from Latin schedula (leaf of paper), scheda (piece of paper) derived from Ancient Greek σχέδη (papyrus leaf).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σχέδη

Gloss

papyrus leaf

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