schedule

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French cedule ( > French cédule), from Latin scedula, diminutive of sceda.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Canadian) IPA: /ˈskɛdʒuəl, ˈskɛdʒuːl, ˈʃɛdjuːl, ˈʃɛdʒuːl/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈʃɛdjuːl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈskɛ.dʒuːl/ or IPA: /ˈskɛd.juːl/
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[edit] Noun

schedule (plural schedules)

1. (obsolete) A slip of paper; a short note.
2. A time-based plan of events. A plan of what is to occur, and at what time it is to occur. A conveyance of such a plan, e.g. a written list.
3. An ordered list or table.

   A fee schedule.

4. (law) An annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument.
5. (Canadian),(US) An optional form attached to a tax return, providing more detailed information

   schedule A, schedule B, etc.

6. (computer science) An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.

[edit] Related terms

• timetable
• timeline

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[edit] Verb

to schedule (third-person singular simple present schedules, present participle scheduling, simple past and past participle scheduled)

1. To create a schedule.
2. To add a meeting, appointment or event to one's personal schedule.

   I'll schedule you for three-o'clock then.

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[edit] References

• “schedule” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.