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{{Short description|Method by which work is assigned}}

{{About|scheduling of computing resources|networks|Network scheduler|other uses|Scheduling (disambiguation)}}

In [[computing]], '''scheduling''' is the action of assigning ''[[System resource|resources'']] to perform ''[[task (computing)|tasks'']]. The ''resources'' may be [[central processing unit|processors]], [[telecommunications link|network links]] or [[expansion card]]s. The ''tasks'' may be [[thread (computer science)|threads]], [[process (computing)|processes]] or data [[Traffic flow (computer networking)|flows]].

The scheduling activity is carried out by a mechanism called a '''scheduler'''. Schedulers are often designed so as to keep all computer resources busy (as in [[load balancing (computing)|load balancing]]), allow multiple users to share system resources effectively, or to achieve a target [[quality-of-service]].