jobid
nounUK /ˈdʒɒbɪd/
US /ˈdʒɑːbɪd/
A jobid is a special number or name for a job, like a ticket that helps a computer find and track the work.
The system saved the jobid so it could check on the printing task later.
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2. A short label used in a queue to tell one piece of work apart from another.
Each print request got its own jobid in the queue.
3. A value a program uses to look up the status of a running task.
She typed the jobid to see if the backup had finished.
4. An ID that links a user's request to the computer work it started.
The help desk asked for the jobid to find the failed batch.