"first in first out" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-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 (accounting) A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Accounting, Operations
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  2. (operations) A policy of serving first what has arrived for service first. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Operations Translations (method and policy): 先进先出 (Chinese Mandarin), ensin sisään ensin ulos (Finnish), jonotapa (Finnish), först in först ut (Swedish), först till kvarn (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-first_in_first_out-en-noun-67Kf~sts Disambiguation of Operations: 41 12 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 31 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 30 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of 'method and policy': 21 75 4
  3. (computing) A type of queue data structure in which the oldest added items are retrieved first. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Operations Synonyms: FIFO, first-in-first-out, first-in first-out, first in, first out, first-in, first-out Related terms: first come first served
    Sense id: en-first_in_first_out-en-noun-tOQAEF3y Disambiguation of Operations: 41 12 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 31 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 30 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 32 33 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Alternative forms

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