deque

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deque

/dɛk/

Sounds like deck · Rhymes with -ɛk

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Shortened from double-ended queue.

noun deques · dequeue

A 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.

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@misc{deque_2026,
  title = {deque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}