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queues

/kjuːz/

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noun

An animal's tail.

Examples :

"The horses swished their queues to keep the flies away. "

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noun

A men's hairstyle whose primary attribute is a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China.

Examples :

"Historical dramas often depict men with long queues, reflecting the mandated hairstyle of the Qing Dynasty. "

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noun

A line of people, vehicles or other objects, in which one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).

Examples :

"During lunch break, long queues form in front of the cafeteria. "

group organization system traffic

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A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

Examples :

""At popular amusement parks, the queues for the roller coasters can be very long, sometimes lasting for hours." "

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noun

A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (- a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide.

Examples :

"Sentence: "In computer science, queues are used to manage tasks so the first task added is always the first task completed." "

computing structure technology system logic

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verb

To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.

Examples :

"As soon as the new video game was released, people queued outside the store, hoping to be among the first to buy it. "

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verb

To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.

Examples :

"People queues outside the concert hall long before the doors open. "

group action organization

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verb

To add to a queue data structure.

Examples :

"The computer system automatically queues incoming print jobs to ensure they are printed in the order received. "

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verb

To fasten the hair into a queue.

Examples :

"The historical reenactor queues his long hair before putting on his wig. "

appearance style