<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)