Queue

/kjuː/ noun

Definition

A linear data structure that follows the First-In-First-Out (FIFO) principle, where elements are added at one end (rear) and removed from the other end (front). Like a line of people waiting, the first person in line is the first to be served.

Etymology

From French 'queue' meaning 'tail,' originally referring to a line of people or animals. The computing term was adopted in the 1940s-50s because data waiting to be processed resembled people waiting in a line or queue.

Kelly Says

A queue is like the line at your favorite coffee shop - first come, first served! The person who arrived first gets their coffee first, and new customers join at the back of the line. This is exactly how your printer queue works - documents print in the order they were sent!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
ry
rai
AMአማርኛ
ተራ
te-ra
ARالعربية
طابور
taa-BOOR
BGБългарски
опашка
o-PASH-ka
BNবাংলা
দাঁড়ানো
daam-ra-no
CACatalà
cua
KU-a
CSČeština
fronta
FRON-ta
DADansk
KUE
DEDeutsch
Schlange
SHLANG-e
ELΕλληνικά
ουρά
u-RA
ESEspañol
cola
KO-la
ETEesti
järjekord
yar-ye-KORD
EUEuskara
ilara
i-LA-ra
FAفارسی
صف
saf
FISuomi
jono
YO-no
FRFrançais
file
FEEL
GLGalego
cola
KO-la
HEעברית
תור
tor
HIहिन्दी
कतार
ka-taar
HRHrvatski
red
RED
HUMagyar
sor
SHOR
IDBahasa Indonesia
antrian
an-tri-an
ITItaliano
coda
KO-da
JA日本語
retsu
KO한국어
jul
LTLietuvių
eilė
ei-LE
LVLatviešu
rinda
RIN-da
MNМонгол
эгнээ
eg-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
barisan
ba-RI-san
MYမြန်မာ
တန်းစီ
tan-si
NLNederlands
rij
RAI
NONorsk
KUE
PLPolski
kolejka
ko-LEI-ka
PTPortuguês
fila
FEE-la
RORomână
coadă
ko-A-da
RUРусский
очередь
o-che-RYE
SKSlovenčina
front
FRONT
SLSlovenščina
vrsta
VRSTA
SRСрпски
ред
red
SVSvenska
SHOE
SWKiswahili
foleni
fo-LE-ni
TAதமிழ்
வரிசை
va-ri-sai
TEతెలుగు
వరుస
va-ru-sa
THไทย
คิว
khiu
TRTürkçe
kuyruk
kuy-RUK
UKУкраїнська
черга
cher-HA
URاردو
قطار
qat-aar
VITiếng Việt
hàng đợi
hang doi
ZH中文
队伍
duì wǔ

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