queuingsystems
nounUK /ˈkjuːɪŋ ˌsɪstəmz/
US /ˈkjuːɪŋ ˌsɪstəmz/
A queuing system is a way to make people or things wait in a line until it is their turn.
The bank uses a queuing system so customers are served in the order they arrived.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a queuing system is software that holds tasks in a line until a computer is ready to do them.
The print queuing system keeps everyone's documents in order.
3. A set of rules for managing a line of vehicles or calls.
The call center's queuing system plays music while you wait.
4. The study of how lines form and move in math and engineering.
Engineers use queuing systems to design faster checkout lanes.