enqueuen.
/ᵻnˈkjuː/, /ˈɛnkjuː/, /ᵻŋˈkjuː/, /ɛŋˈkjuː/, U.S. /ᵻnˈkju/, /ˈɛnkju/ Computing and Mathematics.
The action or an act of adding something to a queue. Frequently attributive. Cf. queue n. 7b.
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1971 IBM Techn. Disclosure Bull. 13 2338 Serialization of the use of data processing resources, such as addressed data, between competing programs is handled by control functions called enqueue-dequeue routines.
1982 Computerworld 10 May (In Depth Suppl.) 18/5 To alleviate this bottleneck, there are now four levels of enqueue in Program Isolation.
2002 Human Factors (Nexis) 22 Sept. 44 When an enqueue command is issued, the new element is entered into the queue at the rear.
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enqueuev.
/ᵻnˈkjuː/, /ɛnˈkjuː/, /ᵻŋˈkjuː/, /ɛŋˈkjuː/, U.S. /ᵻnˈkju/, /ɛnˈkju/ Computing and Mathematics.
transitive. To place in or add to a queue. Also intransitive: to be added to a queue. Cf. queue n. 7b.
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1971 IBM Techn. Disclosure Bull. 13 3477 As elements are enqueued and dequeued, the pointers in the control block and in the element are changed appropriately.
1982 Computerworld 10 May (In Depth section) 18/5 A transaction that has no update intent will now enqueue at the new Level 2.
1991 Operations Res. 39 631 This contrasts sharply with column 1e which shows the maximum number of subproblems enqueued in the partial subproblem list.
1998 S. Deutsch in M. A. Gernsbacher & S. J. Derry Proc. 20th Ann. Conf. Cognitive Sci. Soc. 307 The capability to enqueue on signals forms the basis for the coordination of the functional capabilities that make up the multiple-task model of human performance.
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