[sched.ule] n [alter. of ME cedule, fr. MF, slip of paper, note, fr. LL schedula slip of paper, dim. of (assumed) L scheda strip of papyrus, prob. back-formation fr. L schedium impromptu speech, fr. Gk schedion, fr. neut. of schedios casual; akin to Gk schedon near at hand, echein to seize, have] (1560) 1 a obs: a written document b: a statement of supplementary details appended to a legal or legislative document
2: a written or printed list, catalog, or inventory; also: timetable 1
3: program; esp: a procedural plan that indicates the time and sequence of each operation "finished on ~"
4: a body of items to be dealt with: agenda
5: a governmental list of drugs all subject to the same legal restrictions and controls
[2]schedule vt sched.uled ; sched.ul.ing (1862) 1 a: to place in a schedule b: to make a schedule of
2: to appoint, assign, or designate for a fixed time -- sched.ul.er n