fifo

IPA: fˈifoʊ

Root Word: FIFO

(accounting, operations, computing) Acronym of first in first out. [(accounting) A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.]
Acronym of fly-in fly-out. [A method of employing people in remote areas by flying them temporarily to the work site instead of permanently relocating them.]

Examples of "fifo" in Sentences

It's all just FIFO data to the ISP.
Tasks are non preemptive and run in FIFO order.
Channels can be created with or without a FIFO capability.
Previously it used a single FIFO stack with a fixed length.
LIFO and FIFO are provided as default options by the system.
The PsOTD are taken from the featured pictures in a FIFO order.
It is up to the implementation to make it FIFO if that is required.
An asynchronous FIFO uses different clocks for reading and writing.
Blob is able to carry up to four items at once, using a FIFO arrangement.
Disk controllers can use the FIFO as a disk scheduling algorithm to determine the order to service disk I/O requests.