sked

English

Respelling of the first syllable.

sked (plural skeds)

(informal) A schedule, often used by amateur radio operators for a prearranged contact.
- 2008 March 20, Ana Marie Cox, “Obama Conference Call”, in Times‎, retrieved 20150315:
  Gibbs saying that the reason HRC delayed releasing her sked was that she was “hiding” something, …
(informal, aviation, travel) A flight's schedule, particularly used if there is a "sked change".

sked (third-person singular simple present skeds, present participle skedding, simple past and past participle skedded)

(transitive, informal) To schedule.
- 1957 December 30, “NBC Breaks Wax Rule for Hope's Britain Shows”, in Billboard, volume 59, number 45, page 5:
  Actually NBC and other webs have used similar devices in the past, particularly during the war, when net used plattered segments for its news and documentary stanzas. As far as can be determined, however, this is the first post-war instance in which the net has allowed even a partial plattering of a regularly skedded commercial stanza.

From Old Swedish skedh, from Old Norse skeið. Compare Danish ske, Norwegian Bokmål skje.

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