first in first out
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first in first out
noun first-in-first-out · first-in first-out · first in, first out · first-in, first-out
- A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.
- A policy of assigning priority to tasks and assignments that have arrived for service first. To the onlooker, and particularly to those whose memories go back to pre-grouping days, the modern cavalcade of "V2s" and "B1s" is apt to become a little monotonous; but to any running man the general utility characteristics of these two classes are a perfect godsend at times of exceptional pressure
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A type of queue data structure in which the oldest added items are retrieved first.
Similar: FIFO
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noun method and policy
| 한국어 | 선입선출 seonipseonchul |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 先進先出 /先进先出 xiān jìn xiān chū |
| Deutsch | der Reihe nach |
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title = {first in first out},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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