dispatching

dispatching

[dis′pach·iŋ]

(computer science)

The control of priorities in a queue of requests in a multiprogramming or multitasking environment.

(industrial engineering)

The selecting and sequencing of tasks to be performed at individual work stations and the assigning of these tasks to the personnel.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.