ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Crontab

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Crontab is a noun meaning (computing, Unix) A table of commands to be executed periodically.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

The purpose of /etc/crontab is different from that of individual users' crontabs. With /etc/crontab, root may specify which user will run a particular command.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cronjob, cron, script, coroutine, runbook, schedule.

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