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queue (kyo̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. a plait of hair worn hanging from the back of the head; pigtail
  2. Brit. a line or file of persons, vehicles, etc. waiting as to be served
  3. a stored arrangement of computer data or programs, waiting to be processed

Etymology: Fr < OFr coue < L coda, var. of cauda, tail

intransitive verb queued, queuing queu′·ing

Brit. to form in or be part of a line or file while waiting to be served, etc.: often with up

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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