Definition of queue - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
waitingUK line of people or vehicles waitingUK
- There was a long queue outside the theater.
2.
technologyTECH. list of tasks to be processed in orderTECH.
- The print jobs are in a queue.
3.
hairstyleDated UK braid of hair at the backDated UK
- He wore his hair in a traditional queue.
4.
heraldryDated animal's tail in heraldryDated
- The lion's queue was prominently displayed on the shield.
Verb
1.
waitingintr. UK stand in line waiting for somethingintr. UK
- People queue outside the store for the sale.
2.
ordertr. UK arrange in a line or sequencetr. UK
- The system queues print jobs according to priority.
3.
technologytr. TECH. line up tasks for later processingtr. TECH.
- The system queues the print jobs automatically.
Images of queue
line of people or vehicles waiting 
braid of hair at the back
Expressions with queue
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gather in order, often to wait for something
People queue up outside the store before it opens.
move ahead in a line ignoring others
He decided to jump the queue at the concert.
line of people waiting for unemployment benefits
During the recession, the dole queue grew longer.
stand in line to wait for something
We had to join the queue to buy tickets.
cut in line ahead of others waiting
He was caught trying to queue-jump at the concert ticket booth..
person who skips the line to go ahead
The queue-jumper went straight to the front of the line.
system to handle tasks based on their importance
The project manager uses a priority queue for scheduling.
list of documents waiting to be printed
The print queue was full, so her document took longer to print..
list of tasks waiting for processing
The server processes tasks from the job queue.
distributed queuing setup that uses two buses for data movement
The lab tested a distributed queue dual bus to reduce message delays.
storage list where computer programs leave messages until another program reads them
The worker service reads each job from the message queue.
data structure where last added is removed first
The push-down queue is used in stack operations.
software that controls, stores, and routes messages or jobs in queues
The queue manager ensures that all tasks are processed in order.
Origin of queue
Latin, coda (tail)
Terms with queue included in their meaning
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arrangement
arranged one behind another in a queue
queue
form a queue
queue
stay in line until it is your turn
queue
line of people or things one behind another
finance
queue of people at a bank
queue line
move ahead of others in a line without waiting your turn
organization
arrange oneself in a queue or line
queue
waiting to receive something
queue
stand in a line behind someone or something
queue
move forward in a queue
organization
small queue of people or items
organization
queue of individuals arranged one after the other
waiting
queue of people waiting to buy tickets
queue
stay in line until it's your turn
transportation
queue of people or vehicles awaiting their turn
phone
waiting in a telephone queue
waiting
queue of people or vehicles
social
queue of people waiting to buy beer
waiting
wait or queue overnight for something
social behavior
join a queue in the middle
queue
move ahead of others waiting for their turn
queue skipping
queue where someone bypasses others
organization
line up or queue
queue
move ahead of others unfairly or skip a required process
Examples of queue in a sentence
People formed a queue to enter the concert venue. The software updates are in a queue. The support tickets are in a queue. The warrior's queue was a symbol of his strength. She admired the intricate queue in his hair. The artist carefully painted the queue of the unicorn.
In the emblem, the dragon's queue curled elegantly. They queue for hours to get concert tickets. Fans queue early to meet the author. Please queue the files for upload. They had to queue the tasks to avoid confusion. The software queues updates for installation overnight. Developers queue tasks for processing in the server.
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- French:file d'attente, patienter, ...
- German:Warteschlange, anstehen, ...
- Italian:fila, fare la fila, ...
- Spanish:cola, hacer fila, ...
- Portuguese:fila, fazer fila, ...
- Chinese:队列, 列队, ...
- Japanese:列, 並ぶ, ...
- Arabic:طابُور, اِصْطَفَّ, ...
- Hebrew:תּוֹר, לַעֲמוֹד בְּתוֹר, ...
- Russian:очередь, стоять в очереди, ...
- Ukrainian:черга, стояти в черзі, ...
- Hindi:कतार, लाइन में खड़ा होना, ...
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