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Noun: queue  kyoo
  1. A line of people or vehicles waiting for something
    "The queue for the new iPhone release stretched around the block";
    - waiting line [N. Amer], line [N. Amer]
     
  2. (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
    "The print jobs were added to the queue in the order they were received"
     
  3. A braid of hair at the back of the head
    "He wore his hair in a long queue, as was traditional in his culture"
Verb: queue (queued,queueing, also queuing)  kyoo
  1. Form a straight alignment
    "Customers queued up in front of the store";
    - line up, queue up
     
  2. (information processing) add to a queue data structure
    "The system queues incoming requests for processing"

Sounds like: cue

Derived forms: queues, queuing, queued, queueing

Type of: braid, line, list, listing, plait, stand, stand up, tress, twist

Encyclopedia: Queue