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Queue
01
a line in which people or vehicles wait for a particular purpose
Dialect
British
British
Examples
They waited in a long queue at the ticket counter for the concert.
The queue of cars at the drive-thru stretched around the block.
02
a length of hair gathered and fastened to hang down at the back of the head
Examples
The officer 's queue was tied neatly with black ribbon.
He cut off his queue when the style went out of fashion.
03
(computing) a sequence of items such as tasks, commands, or messages arranged to be handled in order
Examples
Print jobs entered the queue one after another.
The program placed new requests at the end of the queue.
