LIFO

[ lahy-foh ]

noun

last-in, first-out (def. 1).
Computers. a data storage and retrieval technique, usually implemented using a queue, in which the last item stored is the first item retrieved.

Origin of LIFO

l(ast)i(n,)f(irst)o(ut)

Words that may be confused with LIFO

FIFO, GIGO, LIFO

Words Nearby LIFO

lifeway
lifework
life zone
Liffey
Lifford
LIFO
lift
lift a finger
lift a hand against
liftback
lift bolt

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British Dictionary definitions for LIFO

LIFO

/ (ˈlaɪfəʊ) /

n acronym for

last in, first out (as an accounting principle in sorting stock): Compare FIFO

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