queue

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The first cell on a queue is a header cell in which the element field is ignored.

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  1. noun A line of waiting people or vehicles.
  2. noun A long braid of hair worn hanging down the back of the neck; a pigtail.
  3. noun Computer Science A sequence of stored data or programs awaiting processing.
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  • It cannot respond to additional packets until the queue is at least partially cleared. —  Maximum Security -- Ch 28 -- Spoofing Attacks
  • This script simply creates the tweet queue, which is required in the rest of the code. —  blog.smarx.com - developing for the new web
  • People are so supremely friendly here … when not in a queue, that is. —  Alex de Carvalho
  • The feature will let anyone with a $9 or higher Netflix subscription stream an unlimited number of movies from their Watch Instantly queue, including HD; while creating the queue is dependent on web use ... —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • PhoneFlix gives you many of the same options as iPhlix -- queue management, search, recent activity, recommendations, etc. —  MacNewsWorld
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  1. French, from Old French cue, tail, from Latin cauda, cōda.

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  1. from French queue, a tail, from Latin cauda, tail: see cue.
  2. from queue, n.
 

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