enqueue

Join the line

Enqueue means to add something to a queue, especially in computing where data or tasks wait in line for processing: The system enqueues print jobs in the order received.

The word mirrors the physical act of joining a queue—what goes in first comes out first.

The opposite is dequeue.

computing

buffer

Protective intermediate space

  • pushForce something away
  • popFizzy drink, regionally
  • dequeueRemove from queue front

stack · array · append · insertion · element · pointer · tail · head · operation · method

sequence

order

Methodical arrangement or request

  • appendAdd at the end
  • tailRear animal appendage
  • endFinal portion or cessation

addition · succession · series · chain · progression · stream · batch · accumulation · position · placement

scheduling

job

Paid position of employment

backlog · priority · scheduling · execution · worker · thread · dispatch · pending · submission · workload

waiting

line

Continuous mark or queue

counter · checkout · reception · deli · bank · pharmacy · clinic · hospital · airport · theater

Categories
Opposites
queue operation direction

enqueuedequeue

Remove from queue front

pop · remove · extract · pull · fetch

action vs. inaction

enqueueskip

To deliberately exclude

ignore · discard · bypass · drop

Family

queue, queued, queues, queueing, queuing

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