English

Alternative forms

• first-in-first-out; first-in first-out; first in, first out; first-in, first-out

Noun

first in first out ‎(uncountable)

1. (accounting) A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.
2. (operations) A policy of serving first what has arrived for service first.

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Synonyms

• FIFO