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deque

(data structure)

Definition: A data structure in which items may be added to or deleted from the head or the tail.

Also known as doubly-ended queue.

See also queue, stack.

Note: Short for Double-Ended QUEue. Pronounced "deck". After [Knuth97, 1:239, Sect. 2.2.1].

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