# scheduler

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɛdjələ/ · frequency rank #44,474

## Definitions
1. A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done.
2. An operating system component responsible for allocating several resources, most commonly the use of processors by different concurrent processes or threads.

## Etymology
From schedule + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **schedule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schedule-vs-scheduler)
- **scheduled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scheduled-vs-scheduler)

## Common misspellings (14)
`csheduler`, `sccheduler`, `scehduler`, `schdeuler`, `schedduler`, `schedluer`, `scheduelr`, `schedulerr`, `scheduller`, `schedulre`, `scheudler`, `schheduler`, `shceduler`, `sscheduler`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scheduler