{"id":10810,"date":"2011-12-07T15:44:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T15:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/event-queue\/"},"modified":"2012-05-23T10:18:27","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T10:18:27","slug":"event-queue","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24963\/event-queue","title":{"rendered":"Event Queue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_event_queue_mean\">What Does Event Queue Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An event queue is a repository where events from an application are held prior to being processed by a receiving program or system. Event queues are often used in the context of an enterprise messaging system.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_event_queue\">Techopedia Explains Event Queue<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Events waiting to be processed reside in an event queue. 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