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Supervisory program

In telecommunication, the term supervisory program has the following meanings:

1. A computer program, usually part of an operating system, that controls the execution of other routines and regulates work scheduling, input-output operations, error actions, and similar functions.

2. A program that allocates computer component space and schedules computer events by task queuing and system interrupts.

Note: Control of the system is returned to the supervisory program frequently enough to ensure that demands on the system are met. Synonym supervisory routine.

3. A computer program, usually part of an operating system, that controls the execution of other computer programs and regulates the flow of work in a data processing system. Synonyms executive program, supervisor.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188



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