Round Robin

[/raʊnd ˈrɒbɪn/]
nounpl: Round Robins
rodízio; torneio de todos contra todos
1. A tournament or competition where each participant plays against every other participant exactly once
The chess club organized a round robin tournament with eight players.
O clube de xadrez organizou um torneio de rodízio com oito jogadores.
2. A petition or letter signed by multiple people in a circle to conceal the order of signatures
The employees submitted a round robin complaint to management.
Os funcionários apresentaram uma reclamação em rodízio à administração.
3. In computing, a scheduling method where processes are allocated equal time slices in rotation
The operating system uses round robin scheduling for CPU allocation.
O sistema operacional usa agendamento de rodízio para alocação de CPU.
Round robin tournaments are particularly popular in Brazil for sports leagues and academic competitions. The term is widely used in both American and Brazilian English-speaking communities, especially in sports, computing, and organizational contexts. In Portugal, the Portuguese translation 'todos-contra-todos' is strongly preferred in sports terminology.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
all-play-all tournamentcircular tournamenteveryone-plays-everyone format
Antonyms / Antônimos
single eliminationknockout tournamentbracket system

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rodízio; torneio de todos contra todos
Most common usage in sports and competitions
São Paulo
rodízio; torneio circular
Slightly more formal variation
Portugal
todos-contra-todos; sistema de rodízio
Portuguese prefers 'todos-contra-todos' for sports tournaments

Related Words

tournamentcompetitionschedulingrotationleague playplayoff

Related Idioms & Phrases

round robin scheduling
round robin tournament format
round robin petition
round robin rotation
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