In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
QUEUEING
Verb
queueing
present participle of queue
Noun
queueing (plural queueings)
(mostly, comptheory) The act of placing something in a queue.
Source: Wiktionary
QUEUE
Queue, n. Etym: [F. See Cue.] (a) A tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail. (b) A line of persons waiting anywhere.
Queue, v. t.
Definition: To fasten, as hair, in a queue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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