workqueue
nounUK /ˈwɜːk.kjuː/
US /ˈwɝːk.kjuː/
A workqueue is a list of jobs that are waiting to be done.
The computer put each new job into the workqueue until it was ready to handle it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, a data structure that holds tasks for a program or processor to handle in order.
The printer's workqueue held ten documents before the paper jam was fixed.
3. A place or system where unfinished work is collected and tracked.
The manager checked the workqueue to see which orders still needed packing.
4. A line of people or items waiting their turn for service or processing.
Customers joined the workqueue at the counter one by one.