usually as modifierA command to an operating system or server for a job that is to be executed at a specified time.
〔计算机〕计时程序
a cron job
计时程序作业。
Example sentencesExamples
All we need to do is run the client script on the testing servers as a cron job.
On-line updating can now be set up as a cron job to reach out to the server of your choice at the time of your choosing, check for available updates and download and install them without user interaction.
A cron job automation example to handle this is explained later in this article.
Otherwise, you may specify an e-mail address to which to send the output of cron jobs.
When using a cron job, I know a process is executed on a certain schedule.