Glossary of Terms

Queues

Keyword Definition
Circular Queue A FIFI data structure, with wraparound code forming a circular arrangement.
Head An alternate term for the front pointer of a circular queue.
Isfull A function that checks if a circular queue is full and unable to add more elements.
Peek The process of accessing the element with the highest priority in a priority queue without removing it.
Priority Queue A data structure that allows insertion and deletion of elements with different priorities.
Rear Pointer A pointer that indicates the rear (or last) element of a circular queue.