Round-robin
Introduction '''Round-robin''' may refer to:
Computing * Round-robin DNS, a technique for dealing with redundant Internet Protocol service hosts* Round-robin networks, communications networks made up of radio nodes organized in a mesh topology* Round-robin scheduling, an algorithm for assigning equal time-slices to different processes on a computer* Round-robin item allocation, an algorithm for fairly allocating indivisible objects among people
Communication * Round-robin (document), a document signed by several parties in a circle in order to hide the identity of the leader* Round-robin letter, a news-filled letter typically accompanying a Christmas card* Round-Robin Letter (Spanish–American War), a letter written in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War in 1898
Other uses * Round-robin story, a collaborative piece of fiction or storytelling * Round-robin test, an interlaboratory test performed independently several times* Round-robin tournament, a competition where each contestant meets all other contestants in turn* Round-robin start, a possible ordering of turns in a turn-based game* Round-robin bet, a type of wager offered by UK bookmakers, covering three selections* "Round Robin", a 1960 song by Donnie Brooks
See also * RRDtool, a round-robin database tool* Modular arithmetic, a system of arithmetic for integers, where numbers "wrap around" upon reaching a certain value*