kø — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
kø is used for these senses in English:
- file A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
- queue A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
- queue (computing) A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (in the case of a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide. [from 20th c.]
- queue (intransitive) To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
- queue (intransitive) To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
file — full definition
- noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
- verb To submit official paperwork or a formal request to an office or authority.
- noun A line of people or things arranged one behind another.
- noun A metal tool with a rough, ridged surface used to smooth or shape hard materials.
- verb To smooth, shape, or wear down something using a file.
queue — full definition
- noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
- noun In computing, a data structure that holds items to be processed in order, usually first-in-first-out.
- verb To line up and wait for a turn.
- verb To add an item to a waiting list or processing order.