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Definition of "crontab" []

  • A Unix command used to schedule the periodic execution of other commands. (noun)

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Use "crontab" in a sentence
  • "The way it actually creates alarms is by putting them in your crontab, which is easy and satisfying and what cron is for."
  • "Oops, I did do a search of "crontab" but it seems I didn't scroll down far enough."
  • "When was the last time that a developer communicated his/her schedule to you in the form of a "crontab" entry?"