word
cron
KRON
krɒnListen
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Syllable breakdown
cron
Sounds like
Say 'KRON' — rhymes with 'bone'.
Dictionary meaning
A time-based job scheduler in Unix operating systems for running commands at specified intervals.
History and origin
Greek — 'chronos' (time).
Examples
- A cron job runs every night at midnight to back up the database.
Common mispronunciations
KRONECRON (rhymes with 'con')
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