sched´ul|er

sched|ule «SKEHJ ul; especially British or Canadian SHEHD yool», noun, verb, -uled, -ul|ing.

–n.

1. a written or printed statement of details; list: »

A timetable is a schedule of the coming and going of airplanes, trains, or buses. The teacher posted the schedule of classes.

2. the time fixed as for the doing of something or arrival at a place: »

The plane was an hour behind schedule.

3. a) a blank form on which to fill out particulars under several headings: »

List the expenditures under schedule B of this income-tax form.

b) an official statement arranged under prescribed headings, such as assets and liabilities, particulars liable to income tax, or the like.

4. an appendix to a legislative act or a legal document containing a statement of details not included in the body of the main document.

5. Obsolete. a scroll of parchment or paper containing a writing; document.

–v.t.

1. to make a schedule of; enter in a schedule: »

The city scheduled buses to leave the park every half hour.

2. to plan or arrange (something) for a definite time or date: »

to schedule a convention for the fall.

╂[< Old French cedule, learned borrowing from Late Latin schedula (diminutive) < Latin scheda < Greek schédē sheet of papyrus < skízein to split]

–sched´ul|er, noun.