dispatcher
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
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My mom would lose her job as a 911 if she couldn't hear. When she started badly losing her hearing, MichiganWorks paid for her hearing aids (needed certain features to maintain her job) and she is still continuing to…
Ring ring Dispatcher: what's your emergency? Me: some lady told me there's people kicking off in the car park Dispatcher: in what way? Me: I don't know, she didn't want to get involved and thought telling me to do it…
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In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
“My mom would lose her job as a 911 if she couldn't hear. When she started badly losing her hearing, MichiganWorks paid for her hearing aids (needed certain features to maintain her job) and she is still continuing to serve as a 911 dispatcher. Very similar to Colorado's DVR.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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; one who dispatches.
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(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
“Ring ring Dispatcher: what's your emergency? Me: some lady told me there's people kicking off in the car park Dispatcher: in what way? Me: I don't know, she didn't want to get involved and thought telling me to do it would relieve her of her personal responsibility to society”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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