"dequeue" meaning in English

See dequeue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-deque.wav Forms: dequeues [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: Short for double-ended queue. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dequeue (plural dequeues)
  1. Alternative spelling of deque. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: deque
    Sense id: en-dequeue-en-noun-Rg9QowB8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˌdiːˈkjuː/ Audio: en-uk-dequeue.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-dequeue.wav Forms: dequeues [present, singular, third-person], dequeuing [participle, present], dequeueing [participle, present], dequeued [participle, past], dequeued [past]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From de- + queue. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|queue}} de- + queue Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+,~ing}} 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. Tags: transitive Derived forms: dequeuer Translations (to remove from a queue): poistaa jonosta (Finnish), デキューする (dekyū suru) (Japanese), usuwać z kolejki [imperfective] (Polish), usunąć z kolejki [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dequeue-en-verb-o09NVz3S Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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