| queue A data structure used to sequence multiple demands for a resource such as a , or communications channel. Objects are added to the tail of the queue and taken off the head. A typical use of queues in an 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 process or "" which takes things off and processes them (e.g. prints or executes them). Another common use is to pass data between an and a user process. (1995-05-11) |
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