In plain English
This is the number that marks where someone stands in a line of people who are waiting. It identifies that person's place in the ordered waiting list for admission to or enrolment in a course or educational institution.
In context
Here, it labels the field that reports the student's numbered place in the order of people on the waitlist for that course.
- Situation
- Enrolling in courses, choosing sections, joining waitlists, and reading class status
- What it communicates
- labels the student's queue-order field for a course waitlist.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not establish whether the person will be admitted or enrolled.
Examples
“Her waitlist position for the evening language course changed from 18 to 11.”
“For Introductory Physics, Waitlist position shows 11 beside Amir's name.”