priority queue

Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

(programming)

priority queue - A data structure with three operations: insert a new item, return the highest priority item, and remove the highest priority item. The obvious way to represent priority queues is by maintaining a sorted list but this can make the insert operation very slow. Greater efficiency can be achieved by using heaps.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			From housing an "Open Repair Centre" to offering old laptop disposal service for the green-minded professional, time-saving priority queues for its growing student user population and extended operating hours for executives, Fujitsu customers can expect to be served quickly and extensively, at a central location. Meeting customer needs despite challenges: in a downturn, many ... by Ravindran, N. / Today's Manager Call 0117 970 7681 to get onto the priority queue or turn up on the day with your item. Stage Whispers by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Consequently, the elements of matrix P represent block transition matrices in which the number of packets in the high priority queue increases ([B. A priority queuing model for HCF controlled channel access (HCCA) in ... by Ghazizadeh, Reza; Fan, Pingzhi; Pan, Yi / International Journal of Communications, Network and Systems Sciences (IJCNS)			Printz, Johan Björnsson Priolo prion Prion disease prion diseases Prioniodidae Prioniodinidae prionodont Prior prior distribution prior probabilities Prior, Matthew Prior, William Matthew prior-art search Priorato priorite Priority priority indicator priority inheritance priority interrupt priority inversion Priority of Satisfaction of Claims priority phase priority polling priority processing priority queue priority queueing priority scheduling priority-arbitration circuit Priorov, Nikolai Priorov, Nikolai Nikolaevich priory Priozernyi Priozersk Prip, John Pripet Pripet Marshes Pripet River Pripev Pripiat Pripisnye Krestiane Pripyat Prirechnyi Priroda Prisca Priscian Priscilla Priscillian Priscillianism priscol prise			Priority of debts Priority of Effort priority of fires priority of immediate mission requests Priority of Lien Priority of Satisfaction of Claims Priority of Support Priority of Tax Lien Priority One Priority Operational Objectives Priority Output Writes, Execution Processors & Input Readers Priority Oyster Aquaculture Area Priority Packet Queue Priority Passenger Service priority phase Priority Placement Program Priority Planning Advisory Committee Priority Planning Grid Risk Evaluation Priority Planning List priority polling Priority Poverty Expenditure Priority Precedence priority processing priority processing Priority Quality Level priority queue Priority Queue Status Register Priority Queue Weighted Fair Queuing priority queueing Priority queues Priority queuing Priority queuing Priority Queuing Class Based Weighted Fair Queuing Priority R&D Objectives for UN Operations Support Priority rating given to PWs Priority Reconnaissance Exploitation List Priority Records Priority Request To Talk Priority Review Voucher Priority Round Robin priority scheduling Priority Schools Funding Program Priority Seating Planning Guide Priority Selection Table Priority Selection Table - Extension Priority Setting and Resource Allocation Priority Solidarity Fund Priority Standardization Effort Priority Substances Assessment Program Priority Substances List Priority Survey

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.