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cron

/krɒn/ noun · British & US
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What does cron mean?

noun

A scheduled task or job that is run at a specified time or interval, typically by a daemon or scheduler. In computing, a cron job is a task that is executed at a specific time or frequency.

Example

"The system administrator set up a cron job to back up the database every night at midnight."

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