queue: Meaning and Definition of

queue

1. a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
2. a file or line, esp. of people waiting their turn.
3. a FIFO-organized sequence of items, as data, messages, jobs, or the like, waiting for action.

1. to form in a line while waiting (often fol. by up).
2. to arrange (data, jobs, messages, etc.) into a queue.