dequeue

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /diːˈkjuː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /diːˈkjuː/

Definitions of dequeue word

verb dequeue to remove (an item) from a queue of tasks 3
abbreviation Definition of DEQUEUE in Technology queue 3
noun Technical meaning of dequeue (programming) A first-in first-out data structure used to sequence objects. Objects are added to the tail of the queue ("enqueued") and taken off the head ("dequeued"). For example, an operating system might use a queue to serialise concurrent demands for a resource such as a printer, processor or communications channel. Users might place files on a print queue and a background process or "demon" would take them off and print them. Another common use is to pass data between an interrupt handler and a user process. 1
noun dequeue Alternative spelling of deque. 0
verb dequeue (Transitive Verb) (computing) to remove an item from a queue. 0

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dequeue popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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