print queue
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print queue
[′print ‚kyü] (computer science)
A prioritized list, maintained by the operating system, of the output from a computer system waiting on a spool file to be printed.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
print queue
A reserved area of memory or disk that holds output designated for the printer until the printer can receive it. See print server.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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"And when we looked at the print enablement space - actually setting users up with the correct
print queues - we realized there was a huge gap in the industry."
Educators can send a form-feed character to start a new page; send a beginning- or end-of-job header; reset print codes; modify or abort the
print queue; make multiple copies or collate jobs; and more.
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