run

1. The performance or execution of one or more computer jobs, computer programs, or subprograms. 2. In a communications system, the transmission of a complete message or the continuous transmission of a group of messages or packets. 3. In systems maintenance, a complete sequence of testing operations, such as the sequence of operations required to test a computer system. In computer programming, synonymsjob run, program run. Seecable run, parallel run. See alsocommunications system, computer, computer program, computer subprogram, computer system, execution, job, maintenance, message, operation, packet, sequence, test, transmission.