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Definition of Queue

A queue is a list of jobs that are awaiting to be processed. When when a job is sent to a queue, it is simply added to the list of jobs.

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Other definitions of Queue

A list of programs or tasks waiting for execution.

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A holding container for work items. Members of a queue must be of the same work item class (for example, only incidents).

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A holding area where callers are held until an agent becomes available. Each queue is associated with 0, 1, or more addresses (phone number or SIP URI), which may or may not be public For example, an overflow queue may not have an address, whereas other queues may have multiple addresses for different geographic zones.

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A specific instance of the Queue service that represents messages that may be retrieved by a client application or service.

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A customized list of Tickets that categorizes them by specific criteria.

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A temporary delay in providing service caused by the inability of the particular system to handle the number of messages or calls attempted

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