Scheduler is a person responsible for making a particular schedule. Scheduler could also refer to: Scheduler (computing) Network scheduler, program that manages network queues for transmitting and receiving packets Job scheduler, a class of software for controlling unattended background program execution Job shop scheduling, the algorithmic problem of assigning jobs to processors in order to minimize the total makespan I/O scheduler, software deciding the order of block I/O operations will be submitted to storage volumes Process scheduler, a part of operating system's kernel See also Scheduling software