dispatcher
/ˈdɪs.pætʃ.ə(ɹ)/ · noun
Meaning
- A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.
- The act of doing something quickly.
- A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.
- The passing on of a message for further processing, especially via a dispatch table.
- A dismissal.
- In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles
- A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled
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