Round-robin
# Round-robin

Round-robin may refer to:

## Computing

* Round-robin DNS, a technique for dealing with redundant Internet Protocol service hosts
* Round-robin networks, communications networks made up of radio nodes organized in a mesh topology
* Round-robin scheduling, an algorithm for assigning equal time-slices to different processes on a computer
* Round-robin item allocation, an algorithm for fairly allocating indivisible objects among people

## Communication

* Round-robin (document), a document signed by several parties in a circle in order to hide the identity of the leader
* Round-robin letter, a news-filled letter typically accompanying a Christmas card
* Round-Robin Letter (Spanish–American War), a letter written in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War in 1898

## Other uses

* Round-robin story, a collaborative piece of fiction or storytelling
* Round-robin test, an interlaboratory test performed independently several times
* Round-robin tournament, a competition where each contestant meets all other contestants in turn
* Round-robin start, a possible ordering of turns in a turn-based game
* Round-robin bet, a type of wager offered by UK bookmakers, covering three selections
* "Round Robin", a 1960 song by Donnie Brooks
