"FIFO" meaning in All languages combined

See FIFO on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfaɪfəʊ/ [UK], /ˈfaɪ.foʊ/ [US] Forms: FIFOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} FIFO (countable and uncountable, plural FIFOs)
  1. (accounting, operations, computing) Acronym of first in first out. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: first in first out
    Sense id: en-FIFO-en-noun-MaGeYFWK Categories (other): Accounting, Computing Topics: accounting, business, computing, engineering, finance, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. Acronym of fly-in fly-out. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: fly-in fly-out
    Sense id: en-FIFO-en-noun-BDFA-FnR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Operations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 65 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 72 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 71 17 Disambiguation of Operations: 36 53 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: FEFO, LIFO

Phrase [English]

IPA: /ˈfaɪfəʊ/ [UK], /ˈfaɪ.foʊ/ [US]
Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} FIFO
  1. (informal) Acronym of fit in or fuck off, a warning to obey societal or institutional norms, or be expelled. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: fit in or fuck off (extra: a warning to obey societal or institutional norms, or be expelled)
    Sense id: en-FIFO-en-phrase-DKdF4ieo

Inflected forms

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