dispatchloop
nounUK /dɪˈspætʃluːp/
US /dɪˈspætʃluːp/
A dispatch loop is a part of a computer program that keeps checking for new jobs and sending them out to be done.
The dispatch loop kept handing out tasks to the workers until the queue was empty.
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2. A repeating cycle in which messages are taken from a queue and delivered to the right handlers.
The message dispatch loop routed each incoming request to the correct service.
3. A loop in a delivery or transport system that sends vehicles or couriers out on regular routes.
The courier company's dispatch loop covers the whole city twice a day.
4. A control structure that repeatedly selects and starts the next available process.
The operating system's dispatch loop picks the next ready process to run on the CPU.