queue

Noun
  1. A line of people or vehicles waiting for something (synset 108449355)
    is a type of: line - a formation of people or things one behind another
    subtypes:
    • bread line, breadline - a queue of people waiting for free food
    • checkout line - a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases
    • chow line - a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)
    • gas line - a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline
    • reception line - a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party
    • ticket line - a queue of people waiting to buy tickets
    • unemployment line - a queue of people waiting for employment
    same as: waiting line
  2. (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted (synset 106506807)
    referred to in: informatics, information processing, information science, ip - the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
    is a type of: list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
    subtypes: push-down queue - a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO)
  3. A braid of hair at the back of the head (synset 105267306)
    is a type of: braid, plait, tress, twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Verb
  1. Form a queue, form a line, stand in line (synset 202040600)
    "Customers lined up in front of the store"
    entail: wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
    is a type of: stand, stand up - be standing; be upright
    same as: line up, queue up

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