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- Dictionaryqueue/kyo͞o/
noun
- 1. a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed. British Similar
- 2. a list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
verb
- 1. take one's place in a queue: British "in the war they had queued for food"
- 2. arrange in a queue: "input or output requests to a file are queued by the operating system"
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Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of queue, a word that can mean a braid of hair, a waiting line, or a data structure. See examples of queue in sentences and related words and phrases.
Learn the meaning of queue as a noun and a verb in British and American English, with synonyms, pronunciation and examples. Find out how to use queue in different contexts, such as waiting in line, computing and business.
Queue is a noun meaning a line or a braid of hair. It can also be a verb meaning to form a line or to arrange data in a sequence. See examples, synonyms, and word history of queue.
noun. a line of people or vehicles waiting for something. synonyms: waiting line. see more. noun. (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted. see more. verb. form a queue, form a line, stand in line.
Queue is a noun meaning a line of people or vehicles waiting for something, or a verb meaning to form or remain in a line. It can also refer to a sequence of data or programs in computing, or a braid of hair at the back of the head.
A queue is a line of people or vehicles that are waiting for something. He got a tray and joined the queue. American English : line / ˈlaɪn / of people, vehicles
Queue is a noun that means a row of people waiting for something, one behind the other. It can also be a verb that means to stand in a row to wait for something. See how to use queue in sentences and idioms.
