(data structure)
Definition: A priority queue which simultaneously keeps track of the maximum and minimum keys, and supports operations efficiently on either extreme (minimum or maximum).
Note: After LK.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Paul E. Black, "double-ended priority queue", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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