first in first out

Alternative forms

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

Noun

 * 1)  A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.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

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 先进先出
 * Finnish: ensin sisään ensin ulos, jonotapa
 * Russian: пе́рвым пришёл — пе́рвым ушёл