A delay in running a job submitted to a queue. A held job will not run until the hold is released, or the job is deleted from the queue.
A user hold may be placed on a job submitted by that user when the job is submitted. A user hold can be released either by the submitting user, or by a user with operator or manager privileges on the server.
A user with operator or manager privileges may place an operator hold on a job, after the job is submitted but before it runs. Only a user with operator or manager privileges can release an operator hold.
When a job is being held, the job will remain in the queue until it is deleted or released. It will not run while the hold is in place. See also privilege.