Domino glossary

Molly Stamos

Below you can find definitions for common terms used in Domino.

Term	Definition
Dispatcher	The dispatcher acts as Domino’s control center. It schedules runs and controls the lifecycle of Domino executors, ensuring you always have the capacity you need to run new projects. The dispatcher will automatically shut down idle executors as needed.
Executor	This is the machine / instance where users’ jobs are executed. Typically a Domino deployment will have many Executors. In a cloud environment, Domino will automatically create, start, stop, and terminate Executors to meet demand from users.