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Queue
__NOTOC__ Queue () may refer to: * Queue area, or queue, a line or area where people wait for goods or services Arts, entertainment, and media *''ACM Queue'', a computer magazine * The Queue (Sorokin novel), ''The Queue'' (Sorokin novel), a 1983 novel by Russian author Vladimir Sorokin * The Queue (Abdel Aziz novel), ''The Queue'' (Abdel Aziz novel), a 2013 novel by Egyptian author Basma Abdel Aziz Mathematics and technology *Queue (abstract data type), a type of data structure in computer science **Circular queue **Double-ended queue, also known as a deque **Priority queue *FIFO (computing and electronics) *Load (computing) or queue, system load of a computer's operating system *Message queue *Queueing theory, the study of wait lines Other uses * Queue (hairstyle), a Manchurian pigtail * The Queue, a queue to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during her lying in state See also *Cue (other) *FIFO (other) *First-come, first-served *Q (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queueing Theory
Queueing theory is the mathematical study of waiting lines, or queues. A queueing model is constructed so that queue lengths and waiting time can be predicted. Queueing theory is generally considered a branch of operations research because the results are often used when making business decisions about the resources needed to provide a service. Queueing theory has its origins in research by Agner Krarup Erlang when he created models to describe the system of Copenhagen Telephone Exchange company, a Danish company. The ideas have since seen applications including telecommunication, traffic engineering, computing and, particularly in industrial engineering, in the design of factories, shops, offices and hospitals, as well as in project management. Spelling The spelling "queueing" over "queuing" is typically encountered in the academic research field. In fact, one of the flagship journals of the field is ''Queueing Systems''. Single queueing nodes A queue, or queueing node ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
