first in first out

English

Alternative forms

first-in-first-out; first-in first-out; first in, first out; first-in, first-out

Noun

first in first out (uncountable)

(accounting) A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.
(operations) A policy of serving first what has arrived for service first.
(computing) A type of queue data structure in which the oldest added items are retrieved first.

Synonyms

FIFO

Translations

method and policy

Finnish: ensin sisään ensin ulos, jonotapa
Russian: пе́рвым пришёл — пе́рвым ушёл (pérvym prišól — pérvym ušól)

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