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Subject:RE: query about US English usage From:Marguerite Krupp <mkrupp -at- cisco -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:56:07 -0400
In Boston, people neither line up nor queue up for a bus. We stand around
the bus stop and charge when the bus stops!<G>
In computer science, we refer to queuing theory, which may be closer to what
you need for your company style guide. According to _Newton's Telecom
Dictionary_, this is "a study of the behavior of a system that uses queuing,
such as a telephone system. Much of the queuing theory derives from the
science of Operations Research." (q.v. for a LOT more)
Also, from the same source, a queus is "a stream of tasks waiting to be
executed, or a series of calls, messages, or packets awaiting the
availability of a network resource." As with the previous reference, there's
a lot more stuff about all of this.
HTH,
Marguerite
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