Meanings
noundeque (plural deques)
plural deques · alternative dequeue
- computingA linear data structure in which elements may be appended to or removed from either end.
This algorithm is difficult to implement with a standard queue, but with a deque it's easy.
1 more example
As with the stack and queue, the Standard Template Library provides an implementation of a deque.
2011, Michael T. Goodrich, Roberto Tamassia, David M. Mount, Data Structures and Algorithms in C++, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 218
Origin
Shortened from double-ended queue.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with deque
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APA
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