Glossary definition of "Scheduled Transaction"
Nigel Titley
nigel@titley.com
22 Oct 2002 14:47:26 +0100
On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 13:32, Tim Wunder wrote:
> On 10/22/2002 8:28 AM, someone claiming to be Christian Stimming wrote:
> > Tim Wunder wrote:
> >
> >>> "A transaction that is to be excuted at a specific time, either once
> >>> or at several times in regular intervals."
> >>>
> >>
> >> Oh, and get rid of the "that is to be", too.
> >>
> >> "A transaction excuted at a specific time, either once or at several
> >> times in regular intervals."
> >
> >
> >
> > Errr... but what's the difference to a "normal" transaction then? Every
> > transaction is one that "executed at a specific time". The Glossary
> > should contain a definition that defines what the specific thing about
> > the Scheduled Transaction is.
> >
>
> Hmmm... Well, come to think of it, it's not necessarily a transaction. It could be a reminder. And I suppose something should be mentioned about it being automatic.
>
> "A transaction or reminder that can be automatically excuted at a specific time, either once or at several times in regular intervals."
<pedant>
Purely in the interest of correcting the english.
"A transaction or reminder that can be automatically executed at a
specific time, either once or several times, at regular intervals."
<\pedant>
Otherwise good.