enfileirado

Enfileirado is a term used in Portuguese that functions as the past participle of the verb enfileirar and as an adjective meaning “lined up” or “queued.” It describes items, people, or processes that have been placed in a linear order or are waiting in a sequence. In everyday language, it is used to refer to people standing in a line, to documents arranged in a row, or to any elements arranged in a sequence.

In computing and information management, enfileirado describes data or tasks that have been placed in a queue to await processing. For example, mensagens enfileiradas in a message queue or trabalhos enfileirados in a job scheduler. In production, logistics, and operations, enfileirado can refer to items arranged in sequence on a production line or loaded onto a conveyor, ready for the next operation or step.

Etymology and usage notes: enfileirar comes from the idea of threading items into a line, with fileira meaning a row or line. The word is widely used in Brazilian Portuguese and is also understood in other Portuguese-speaking contexts, though regional preferences may vary.

Related terms include fila (line/queue), fila de espera (waiting queue), enfileiramento (the act or process of queuing), and enfileirar (to queue or to put in a queue). The term is typically neutral and descriptive, rather than specialized jargon.