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FIFO

[ fahy-foh ]
/ ˈfaɪ foʊ /

noun

first-in, first-out.
Computers. a storage and retrieval technique, used mainly for data, in which the first item stored is also the first item retrieved.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH FIFO

FIFO GIGO LIFO
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British Dictionary definitions for fifo

FIFO
/ (ˈfaɪfəʊ) /

n acronym for

first in, first out (as an accounting principle in costing stock)Compare LIFO
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