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Random, non scheduled. I worked for an "ad hoc" Air Cargo Company which operated non scheduled air cargo contracts, every flight/contract was different!!
Business-wise, "Ad hoc" means:
Action taken for a particular reason or in a special situation, such as an ad hoc committee formed to consider a specific, urgent matter. Latin for, for this purpose.
Example
After a significant drop in product sales, my manager created an ad hoc team to pinpoint out what wasn't working with the current marketing strategy and propose a new plan of attack.
Ad-hoc means urgent and specified report or solution.
A solution or an action taken for a spesific task
Ad hoc is a word that originally comes from Latin and means “for this” or "for this situation." In current American English it is used to describe something that has been formed or used for a special and immediate purpose, without previous planning.
Ad-hoc means that the solution is designed for this singular purpose, and not meant to be adapted to other proccess. Example We deal with problems on an ad hoc basis (= as they happen).
ad hoc network refers to a network connection established for a single session and does not require a router or a wireless base station
ad hoc means For or concerned with one specific purpose.
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Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning "for this". It generally signifies a solution designed for a specific problem or task, non-generalizable, and not intended to be able to be adapted to other purposes.