A
deque, or
double-ended queue is a
data structure which unites the properties of a
queue and a
stack. Like the stack, items can be
pushed into the deque; once inserted into the deque the last item pushed in may be extracted from one side (
popped, as in a stack), and the first item pushed in may be pulled out of the other side (as in a queue).
See also
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