a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.

a file or line, esp. of people waiting their turn.

Computers . a FIFO-organized sequence of items, as data, messages, jobs, or the like, waiting for action.

to form in a line while waiting (often fol. by up ).

Computers . to arrange (data, jobs, messages, etc.) into a queue.

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disorganization

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chain , concatenation , echelon , file , line , order , progression , rank , row , series , string , succession , tail , tier , [[trainnotes:a queue is a line of people or vehicles waiting for something or an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted; a cue is a signal or stimulus that helps to solve a problem or provides information about what to do - or a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards]] , column , braid , cue , pigtail , pigtail (of hair) , plait , sequence