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ready queue

ready queue noun: a data structure that holds a process that is ready to run, but is unable to do so because the CPU is already occupied.

Noun

ready queue (plural ready queues)

  1. A data structure that holds a process that is ready to run, but is unable to do so because the CPU is already occupied.

Forms of ready queue

pluralready queues

Questions about ready queue

What does ready queue mean?
Ready queue means a data structure that holds a process that is ready to run, but is unable to do so because the CPU is already occupied.
What part of speech is ready queue?
Ready queue is a noun.
What is the plural of ready queue?
The plural of ready queue is ready queues.

Words near ready queue in the dictionary

  1. ready meals
  2. ready money
  3. ready moneys
  4. ready monies
  5. ready or not
  6. ready queue
  7. ready queues
  8. ready reckoner
  9. ready reckoners
  10. ready room
  11. ready rooms

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