¦ noun
1. 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.
2. archaic a plait of hair worn at the back of the head.
¦ verb (queues, queuing or queueing, queued) chiefly Brit. wait in a queue.
?Computing arrange in a queue.
Origin
C16 (as a heraldic term denoting an animal's tail): from Fr., based on L.
cauda 'tail'; cf.
cue2.