1. The delay or deferment of a scheduled execution, particularly a capital punishment sentence
The governor granted a postponed execution pending the appeal review.
O governador concedeu uma execução adiada pendente da revisão do recurso.
2. In computing, the deferral of program execution or task completion to a later time
The system allowed for postponed execution of non-critical processes.
O sistema permitiu a execução adiada de processos não críticos.