dequeue

English

Etymology 1

Short for double-ended queue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛk/

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Homophone: deck

Noun

dequeue (plural dequeues)

1. Alternative spelling of deque.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

English queue

English dequeue

From de- + queue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiːˈkjuː/

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophone: DQ

Verb

dequeue (third-person singular simple present dequeues, present participle dequeuing or dequeueing, simple past and past participle dequeued)

1. (transitive, computing) To remove an item from a queue.

   Synonym: unqueue

   Antonyms: queue, enqueue

Derived terms

• dequeuer

Translations

to remove from a queue

• Finnish: poistaa jonosta
• Japanese: デキューする (ja) (dekyū suru)
• Polish: usuwać z kolejki impf, usunąć z kolejki pf