Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crontab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: crontab
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A table of commands to be executed periodically.

Example Sentences

"The purpose of /etc/crontab is different from that of individual users' crontabs. With /etc/crontab, root may specify which user will run a particular command."

Etymology

Shortening of cron table, where cron is the name of the system program that handles these tasks, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Inflected Forms

crontabs (plural)

Questions

What does crontab mean?: A table of commands to be executed periodically.
Where does crontab come from?: Shortening of cron table, where cron is the name of the system program that handles these tasks, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

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