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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cron

/kɹˈɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
cron
IPA
/kɹˈɑn/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.

Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

From chrono-, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). Originating as the name of a specific program, but since generalized to analogous ones.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: χρόνος, Mac Cróin, -, cron, *krunn

Usage

Inflected Forms

Crons (plural)

Derived Forms

cronjob crontab

Phrases

cron job cron task

Homonyms

kron

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce cron?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɑn/.
What does cron mean?
A scheduler or timer that automatically starts a job, program, task.
Where does cron come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce cron

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