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jobname

jobname noun: the identifier assigned to a job by an operating system.

Noun

jobname (plural jobnames)

  1. The identifier assigned to a job by an operating system.
    • This command is used to stop (and subsequently to restart) a running task identified by its jobname.1973, IBM technical disclosure bulletin: Volume 16, Issue 4, page 1093
    • The user must use jobnames while performing this analysis; otherwise, this command will fail.2003, Erdogan Madenci, Ibrahim Guven, Bahattin Kilic, Fatigue Life Prediction of Solder Joints in Electronic Packages with ANSYS, page 149

Forms of jobname

pluraljobnames

Origin of jobname

From job + name.

Questions about jobname

What does jobname mean?
Jobname means the identifier assigned to a job by an operating system.
What part of speech is jobname?
Jobname is a noun.
What is the plural of jobname?
The plural of jobname is jobnames.

Words near jobname in the dictionary

  1. jobmate
  2. jobmates
  3. jobmen
  4. jobmistress
  5. jobmistresses
  6. jobname
  7. jobnames
  8. jobpocalypse
  9. Jobran
  10. Jobrani
  11. Jobranis

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