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dispatcher

dispatcher

1 5.2
Software that sends messages or tasks to the right program
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈpætʃər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : despachador
  • The application uses a dispatcher to manage how messages are distributed among various components.

Examples

  • The findings are fed to a computer system utilized by dispatchers.

    Blog text (20)

  • The dispatcher is used to allocate machine resources for an instruction based on the target machine tables.

    Academic text (1994)

  • This occurs when the dispatcher switches the current dispatchable unit and on some interrupts.

    Academic text (1999)

  • After successfully allocating resources to an instruction, the dispatcher tries to allocate resources for any displaced instructions (since they may be better than some other tentatively scheduled instructions).

    Academic text (1994)

  • INT. FBI - DAY A DISPATCHER'S SCANNER CLICKS to life.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The dispatcher routed the incoming requests to the appropriate servers for processing.

  • In our software system, the dispatcher assigns tasks to different processes based on their availability.

Synonyms

assigner
vsdispatcher
  • Specialized
6.2

A program that gives addresses or resources to devices in a computer system

routes tasks or messages to appropriate handlers rather than just assigning values
forwarder
vsdispatcher
  • Specialized
6.4

A device, program, or service that receives messages and sends them to another place

decides and assigns tasks to applicable handlers instead of simply relaying

Compounds

train dispatcher
5.0

A person who directs trains and controls their movement on railway tracks

How Central

orchestrator
1 6.4
scheduler
  • Specialized
1 4.4
dispatcher
  • Specialized
1 5.2
router
  • Specialized
1 4.6
handler
85 3.9

Surface Forms

dispatcher singular
dispatchers plural

Morphology

dispatcher = dispatch (transparent) = dispatch + er

Agentive noun from 'dispatch' applied metaphorically to a software component that routes or assigns tasks.

Etymology

The word dispatcher comes from dispatch, which meant 'send away quickly' and the dis- part means 'away'. In computing, a dispatcher 'sends' tasks or messages to the right program or worker, so the name fits its job of routing work.