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message queue

Syllables: mes·sage queue/ˈmɛsɪdʒ kjuː/

message queue noun: a queue onto which messages may be placed for delivery between components as part of interprocess communication.

Noun

message queue (plural message queues)

  1. A queue onto which messages may be placed for delivery between components as part of interprocess communication.

Forms of message queue

pluralmessage queues

Questions about message queue

What does message queue mean?
Message queue means a queue onto which messages may be placed for delivery between components as part of interprocess communication.
What part of speech is message queue?
Message queue is a noun.
How do you pronounce message queue?
Message queue is pronounced /ˈmɛsɪdʒ kjuː/.
What is the plural of message queue?
The plural of message queue is message queues.

Words near message queue in the dictionary

  1. message couplings
  2. message fiction
  3. message in a bottle
  4. message pump
  5. message pumps
  6. message queue
  7. message queues
  8. message stick
  9. message sticks
  10. message unit
  11. message units

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