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shortest remaining time

shortest remaining time noun: a scheduling algorithm, in which the process with the smallest amount of time remaining until completion is selected to execute.

Noun

shortest remaining time (countable and uncountable, plural shortest remaining times)

  1. (queueing theory) A scheduling algorithm, in which the process with the smallest amount of time remaining until completion is selected to execute.

Forms of shortest remaining time

pluralshortest remaining times

Questions about shortest remaining time

What does shortest remaining time mean?
Shortest remaining time means a scheduling algorithm, in which the process with the smallest amount of time remaining until completion is selected to execute.
What part of speech is shortest remaining time?
Shortest remaining time is a noun.
What is the plural of shortest remaining time?
The plural of shortest remaining time is shortest remaining times.

Words near shortest remaining time in the dictionary

  1. shorteralls
  2. shorters
  3. Shortess
  4. shortest
  5. shortest haul
  6. shortest remaining time
  7. shortest remaining times
  8. shortest-acting
  9. shortest-distance
  10. shortest-grain
  11. shortest-grained

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