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queue Definition

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, queu′·ing

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

queue Synonyms

queue

n.

  1. A braid

    pony tail, plait, pigtail; see braid.

  2. A series

    tail, chain, file; see line 1.

queue Telecom Definition

A list, string, or stack of things constructed so that items are added to one end and relieved from one end or the other. Generally speaking, items are added to one end, known as the tail, and relieved from the other end, known as the head. In the absence of some priority mechanism for purposes of establishing and maintaining quality-of-service (QoS) differentiation, items are relieved from the head of the queue in the order they entered the tail.This approach is known as first-in-first-out (FIFO). Incoming call centers employ automatic call distributors (ACDs) that queue incoming calls, serving them to agents as they become available. Fax servers can queue documents for transmission during non-prime time hours, when international calling costs are lowest. PBX systems commonly have the capability to queue outgoing calls for expensive long distance circuits. Switches and routers queue packets in buffers until internal resources are available to process them or until bandwidth is available to forward them. Systems may support multiple queues for different types of calls or packets. Priority mechanisms can cause a call or packet to move up in the queue or even advance to the head of the queue in order that it can be served more quickly. See also ACD, call, facsimile, packet, PBX, QoS, router, and switch.

queue Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dole: For their music, I'm afraid I can only offer the nearest dole queue.
  • jump: You'd be reported by someone who realized - someone on the waiting list angry that you'd jumped the queue.
  • rout: TRANSITING Status The request is being transmitted from the routing queue to another queue.
  • join: Then they had to join the long queue for the camp hospital.
  • specify: If you specify a queue, but not a walltime, you will receive the default walltime for that queue.
  • avoid: We chose the southern, to avoid the infamous queues from the eastern entrance.

Preposition: at

  • checkout: So if your ferry departs Calais at 17:00 you need to be queueing at the checkouts at 15:30.
  • till: The queues at shop tills, toilets and ticket booths would stretch anyone's patience.
  • checkpoint: Foreigners are allowed to travel but spend a great deal of time queuing at checkpoints.

Converse of subject

greet: Following the mass ravers we arrived at the NEC and we were greeted by a colossus queue which was moving slowly but was massive!

Adjective modifier

  • orderly: Please form an orderly queue... ... ... ... .
  • lengthy: Discount London has arranged for fast track entry for our ticket holders to avoid the lengthy queues.
  • slow-moving: These large traffic flows cause delays and long, slow-moving queues along Thames Road and its approaches.

Noun used with modifier

  • batch: Computational Steering Traditionally, large compute-intensive simulations are run non-interactively, through submission of one or more jobs to a batch queue.
  • moderation: All trackbacks will be held in a moderation queue.
  • execution: Standard Scheduler always exists in the batch server host as a daemon program and controls request execution in the execution queue.
  • check-in: There are no check-in queues to endure or traffic jams to suffer.
  • checkout: You'll never need to push a trolley or stand in the checkout queue again!
  • routing: The requests can be broken down into the following states: ARRIVING Status The request is being received from the routing queue.

Preposition: for

loo: And that is very important when you get hundreds queuing for the loo between sessions.