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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Short for double-ended queue.
Noun
dequeue (plural dequeues)
- Alternative spelling of deque
Etymology 2
de- + queue
Verb
dequeue (third-person singular simple present dequeues, present participle dequeuing or dequeueing, simple past and past participle dequeued)
- (transitive, computing) to remove an item from a queue
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