Definitions for queue
queue

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. queue, waiting linenoun

   a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

2. queuenoun

   (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted

3. queueverb

   a braid of hair at the back of the head

4. line up, queue up, queueverb

   form a queue, form a line, stand in line

   "Customers lined up in front of the store"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. queuenoun

   An animal's tail.

2. queuenoun

   A men's hairstyle whose primary attribute is a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China.

3. queuenoun

   A line of people, vehicles or other objects, in which one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).

4. queuenoun

   A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

5. queuenoun

   A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (- a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide.

6. queueverb

   To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.

7. queueverb

   To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.

8. queueverb

   To add to a queue data structure.

9. queueverb

   To fasten the hair into a queue.

10. Etymology: From queue, keu et al. and queu, cueue et al., from cauda.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. queue

   A queue is a data structure that holds a collection of elements in which new elements are inserted at one end (rear) and existing elements are removed from the other end (front). It operates on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) principle, ensuring that the element added first is the first one to be removed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Queuenoun

   a tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail

2. Queuenoun

   a line of persons waiting anywhere

3. Queueverb

   to fasten, as hair, in a queue

4. Etymology: [F. See Cue.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Queue

   In computer science, a queue is a particular kind of abstract data type or collection in which the entities in the collection are kept in order and the principal operations on the collection are the addition of entities to the rear terminal position, known as enqueue, and removal of entities from the front terminal position, known as dequeue. This makes the queue a First-In-First-Out data structure. In a FIFO data structure, the first element added to the queue will be the first one to be removed. This is equivalent to the requirement that once a new element is added, all elements that were added before have to be removed before the new element can be removed. Often a peek or front operation is also implemented, returning the value of the front element without dequeuing it. A queue is an example of a linear data structure, or more abstractly a sequential collection. Queues provide services in computer science, transport, and operations research where various entities such as data, objects, persons, or events are stored and held to be processed later. In these contexts, the queue performs the function of a buffer. Queues are common in computer programs, where they are implemented as data structures coupled with access routines, as an abstract data structure or in object-oriented languages as classes. Common implementations are circular buffers and linked lists.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Queue

   kū, n. a pendent braid of hair at the back of the head, a pigtail: a file of persons waiting in the order of arrival: a tailpiece, as of a violin: (her.) the tail of a beast.—v.t. to tie or fasten in a queue or pigtail. [Fr.,—L. cauda, a tail.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. QUEUE

   The only Mongolian line connecting America and China.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. queue

   A tail-like twist of hair formerly worn at the back of the head by soldiers.

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1. Queue

   Cue vs. Queue -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Cue and Queue.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Queue

   Expresses the French for a tail, like that of a periwig or peruke. In the sense of a line of people waiting outside the doors of a theatre the term has latterly become popular on both sides of the English Channel.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'queue' in Nouns Frequency: #2684

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce queue?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say queue in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of queue in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of queue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of queue in a Sentence

1. Didi Zambrano:

   If the government makes them queue in order to eat, they're not going to go without food to be with us.

2. William Robertson:

   It gets me first place in the queue, I think when people go to so much effort it shows Warren how important he is for us.

3. Thomas Udoh:

   We've slept here in the queue since yesterday night but there is no fuel, i voted for APC for change, but ... is this the change? This is very painful.

4. Alex Stevens:

   I'm very apprehensive about what's happening right now and what's going to happen over the next few weeks to this group of our society who are extremely vulnerable, who've been exposed to adverse experiences, neglect and abuse from childhood onwards, and now risk being put at the back of the queue for support when in fact, they should be in front of it.

5. Ian Brownlee:

   Sometimes, people get to the front of the queue and then say, 'No, thank you, I am going to stay here', come on in and talk to us and we'll help you get home now.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=queue
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Queue
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queue
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=queue
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=queue
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=queue
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=queue
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=queue