message queue

UK: /ˈmesɪdʒ kjuː/

Definition

Definition of message queue - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

storage list where computer programs leave messages until another program reads them

TECH.

The worker service reads each job from the message queue.
Messages piled up in the message queue during the system outage.
The developer monitored the message queue to diagnose processing delays.

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Expressions with message

mixed message

communication that is contradictory or unclear

She received a mixed message about the meeting time.

get a message across

successfully communicate information to others

She struggled to get a message across to the students.

get the message

receive a communication

Did you get the message I sent yesterday?

go off message

say something different from the planned or agreed message

The candidate went off message during the interview.

message in a bottle

way to send a message without knowing the recipient

Sending an email to the wrong address is like a message in a bottle.

medium is the message

exp.

the way information is delivered shapes its meaning

In media studies, medium is the message is a key concept.

Expressions with queue

queue up

gather in order, often to wait for something

People queue up outside the store before it opens.

jump the queue

move ahead in a line ignoring others

He decided to jump the queue at the concert.

dole queue

line of people waiting for unemployment benefits

During the recession, the dole queue grew longer.

join the queue

stand in line to wait for something

We had to join the queue to buy tickets.

queue-jump

cut in line ahead of others waiting

He was caught trying to queue-jump at the concert ticket booth..

queue-jumper

person who skips the line to go ahead

The queue-jumper went straight to the front of the line.

priority queue

system to handle tasks based on their importance

The project manager uses a priority queue for scheduling.

print queue

list of documents waiting to be printed

The print queue was full, so her document took longer to print..

job queue

list of tasks waiting for processing

The server processes tasks from the job queue.

distributed queue dual bus

distributed queuing setup that uses two buses for data movement

The lab tested a distributed queue dual bus to reduce message delays.

Terms with message queue included in their meaning

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acr.

acr: message queue

way to send messages between computers

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French:file de messages, ...
German:Nachrichtenwarteschlange, ...
Italian:coda di messaggi, ...
Spanish:cola de mensajes, ...
Portuguese:fila de mensagens, ...
Chinese:消息队列, ...
Japanese:メッセージキュー, ...
Arabic:طَابُور رَسَائِل, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹר הוֹדָעוֹת, ...
Russian:очередь сообщений, ...
Ukrainian:черга повідомлень, ...
Hindi:संदेश कतार, ...
Bengali:মেসেজ কিউ, ...
Catalan:cua de missatges, ...
Czech:fronta zpráv, ...
Danish:meddelelseskø, ...
Dutch:berichtenwachtrij, ...
Greek:ουρά μηνυμάτων, ...
Hungarian:üzenetsor, ...
Khmer:ជួរសាររង់ចាំ, ...
Korean:메시지 큐, ...
Persian:صف پیام, ...
Polish:kolejka komunikatów, ...
Portuguese (BR):fila de mensagens, ...
Romanian:coadă de mesaje, ...
Swedish:meddelandekö, ...
Thai:คิวข้อความ, ...
Turkish:mesaj kuyruğu, ...
Vietnamese:hàng đợi thông điệp, ...

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