queuing theory
noun
a theory that deals with providing a service on a waiting line, or queue, especially when the demand for it is irregular and describable by probability distributions, as processing phone calls arriving at a telephone exchange or collecting highway tolls from drivers at tollbooths.
Origin of queuing theory
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby queuing theory
quetzalcoatl,
quetzaltenango,
queue,
queue fourché,
queue-jump,
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quevedo y villegas,
quey,
quezon city,
quezon y molina,
qui nhon
British Dictionary definitions for queuing theory
queuing theory
noun
a mathematical approach to the rate at which components queue to be processed by a machine, instructions are accessed by a computer, orders need to be serviced, etc, to achieve the optimum flow