Meanings
plural run books · alternative runbook
- computingA set of procedures prepared by an administrator for the day-to-day maintenance and exception handling of an IT system; (loosely) such a set of procedures for a job whether IT-specific or not.
Near-synonyms: playbook, cookbook
1 more example
Security administrators can create a series of runbooks and playbooks that can be used in response to a wide range of incident response activities.
2021, Arthur Conklin, Greg White, Chuck Cothren, Roger L. Davis, Dwayne Williams, Principles of Computer Security, McGraw Hill, →ISBN, page 542
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA set of procedures prepared by an administrator for the day-to-day maintenance and exception handling of an IT system; (loosely) such a set of procedures for a job whether IT-specific or not.
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run book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20book
“run book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20book. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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