What is a queue and what is queueing thory?
According to The American College Dictionary, a queue (as a noun) is (1) a braid of hair worn hanging down behind, (2) a file or line of persons, etc. As a verb, “to queue” means to form a line while waiting for something. The etymology is from the Latin coda, meaning tail. QUEUEING THEORY is the mathematical study of waiting lines. For a further discussion of queueing theory, go to “Definitions of Queueing Theory”.