# tf.raw_ops.OutfeedDequeue

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Retrieves a single tensor from the computation outfeed.

#### View aliases


**Compat aliases for migration**

See
[Migration guide](https://www.tensorflow.org/guide/migrate) for
more details.

[`tf.compat.v1.raw_ops.OutfeedDequeue`](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/raw_ops/OutfeedDequeue)

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    tf.raw_ops.OutfeedDequeue(
        dtype, shape, device_ordinal=-1, name=None
    )

This operation will block indefinitely until data is available.

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| ## Args ||
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| `dtype` | A [`tf.DType`](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.13/api_docs/python/tf/dtypes/DType). The type of elements in the tensor. |
| `shape` | A [`tf.TensorShape`](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.13/api_docs/python/tf/TensorShape) or list of `ints`. The shape of the tensor. |
| `device_ordinal` | An optional `int`. Defaults to `-1`. The TPU device to use. This should be -1 when the Op is running on a TPU device, and \>= 0 when the Op is running on the CPU device. |
| `name` | A name for the operation (optional). |

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| ## Returns ||
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| A `Tensor` of type `dtype`. ||

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