Deque: Double-ended queue is a versatile data structure
A deque is a double-ended queue. You could insert and delete items from both ends.
Operations supported on deque:
- insertFront() : adds an item at front of the deque
- insertLast(): adds an item at the rear of the deque
- removeFront(): removes an item from front of the deque
- removeLast(): removes an item from rear of the deque
It acts like a stack if you restrict only to the following operations: insertFront() and removeFront() or other equivalent right operations.
It acts like a queue if you restrict only to the following operations: insertFront() and removeLast() or the opposite pair.
So we can say deque provides a more versatile data structure than either stack or a queue. However it is not used often compared to stacks and queues in practice.
Application of deque:
You can effectively solve problems where items need to be added and or removed at both ends using deque.
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