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to enqueue

to enqueue

7.6
To add something to the end of a line so it is handled in order
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈkjuː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : poner en cola
  • There is no point in using them if they don't work in IE6, don't enqueue their scripts correctly, or take too long to load.

Examples

  • So the, the, the, the enqueued idea doesn't work at all for these optimal paths.

  • For some of these solutions, a "print queue" becomes merely a front-end queuing system to the transform exit sequence framework and is used to enqueue, convert, and redirect data for purposes not related to printing per se.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Although many data types might be enqueued on an OS/2 (or other) print queue, only a narrow range of data types can be exported to a particular remote printer and printed successfully.

    Academic text (1997)

  • To print your document, you need to enqueue it in the printer queue first.

  • Please enqueue your order so we can process it in the correct sequence.

  • After you enqueue the task, it will be handled by the system in the order it was received.

Synonyms

to waitlist
vsto enqueue
3 3.7

To put someone on a list to wait for a spot

adds items to the end of a processing list instead of waiting for openings
to queue up
vsto enqueue
  • Specialized
1 3.5

To add items to a list so they play or run later

adds specifically to the end to ensure processing in strict order

Antonyms

dequeue
  • Specialized
8.8

The action of taking the first item out of a queue in a computer program

How Technical

to enqueue
  • Specialized
7.6
to append
7 4.6
to waitlist
3 3.7
to line up
115 2.6

Surface Forms

enqueue infinitive
enqueued past
enqueued past participle
enqueuing present participle
enqueues third person singular

Morphology

enqueue = queue (transparent) = en + queue

Formed by the productive verb-forming prefix 'en-' added to 'queue', so the meaning 'to put into a queue' is directly compositional.

Etymology

Enqueue comes from adding en- ('in' or 'put into') to queue ('line' or 'tail'). So, to enqueue is to put something 'at the end of the line' to wait its turn.