Queue (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
  2. a file or line, especially of people waiting their turn.
  3. a FIFO-organized sequence of items, as data, messages, jobs, or the like, waiting for action.
verb (used with or without object), queued, queu·ing.
  1. to form in a line while waiting (often followed by up).
  2. to arrange (data, jobs, messages, etc.) into a queue.
noun
  1. a line of people, vehicles, etc, waiting for something
  2. a list in which entries are deleted from one end and inserted at the other
  3. a pigtail
  4. jump the queue See queue-jump
verb queues, queuing, queueing or queued
  1. to form or remain in a line while waiting
  2. to arrange (a number of programs) in a predetermined order for accessing by a computer
Queue (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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