Cron and Crontab, what are they?

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I saw them on my hosting panel but don't know what they are and how does they work, what is the difference between them? can you guys give me examples about Cron and Crontab?
 
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Cron jobs are automated scripts or programs that will run at a specified time. An online shop web app might use a cron job to update orders or manage data for example.

Crontab is a command line tool that allows you to create and manage cron jobs.
It's easy to setup jobs from cPanel or any popular panel.
 
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