"FIFO" meaning in English

See FIFO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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 Categories (topical): Accounting, Computing
  2. Acronym of fly-in fly-out. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: fly-in fly-out Categories (topical): Operations
    Sense id: en-FIFO-en-noun-BDFA-FnR Disambiguation of Operations: 25 61 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 69 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 69 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 73 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: FEFO, LIFO

Phrase

IPA: /ˈfaɪfəʊ/ [UK], /ˈfaɪ.foʊ/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} 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-e9ULi2Hy

Inflected forms

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