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 CPUmultitasking ("proCess sCheduling") - sharing a CPU between several proCesses appliCationsoftware 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)