n.
- chiefly Brit. a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
▸Computing a list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order.
- archaic a plait of hair worn at the back of the head.
v.
(queues, queuing or queueing, queued)
chiefly Brit. wait in a queue.
▸Computing arrange in a queue.
Etymology
C16 (as a heraldic term denoting an animal's tail): from Fr., based on L. cauda ‘tail’; cf. cue2.