<s>
A	O
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is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
software	O
design	O
pattern	O
used	O
with	O
real-time	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
scheduler	O
pattern	O
delays	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
resource	O
(	O
be	O
it	O
a	O
function	O
,	O
variable	O
,	O
or	O
otherwise	O
)	O
only	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
absolutely	O
needed	O
,	O
the	O
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execution	O
until	O
a	O
determined	O
time	O
.	O
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