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queue |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Queue \Queue\, n. [F. See {Cue}.] a A tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail. b A line of persons waiting anywhere. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Queue \Queue\, v. t. To fasten, as hair, in a queue. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: queue n 1: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn: {waiting line}] 2: (in information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted 3: a braid of hair at the back of the head v : form a queue, form a line stand in line [syn: {line up}, {queue up}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: queueA {first-in first-out} data structure used to sequence multiple demands for a resource such as a {printer}, {processor} or communications channel. Objects are added to the tail of the queue and taken off the head. A typical use of queues in an {operating system} involves a user command which places something on a queue, e.g. a file on a printer queue or a job on a job queue, and a {background} process or "{demon}" which takes things off and processes them (e.g. prints or executes them). Another common use is to pass data between an {interrupt handler} and a user process. (1995-05-11)
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