Definition of queue
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
2
: a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles
3a
: a sequence of messages or jobs held in temporary storage awaiting transmission or processing
b
: a data structure that consists of a list of records such that records are added at one end and removed from the other
queue
verb
queued; queuing or queueing
Definition of queue (Entry 2 of 2)
: to arrange or form in a queue (see queue entry 1)
: to line up or wait in a queue
—often used with up
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The first known use of queue was in 1748
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