printing queues
nounUK /ˈprɪntɪŋ kjuːz/
US /ˈprɪntɪŋ kjuz/
A printing queue is a line of print jobs waiting their turn to be printed.
My report is stuck in the printing queues behind three other documents.
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2. The list of documents waiting to be printed on a shared printer.
Check the printing queues before sending another file to the office printer.
3. Software that manages and orders print jobs on a computer or network.
The system administrator cleared the printing queues to fix the jam.
4. Multiple separate lines of pending print tasks across different printers.
The office has printing queues for each floor's printer.