"first-fit" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} first-fit (not comparable)
  1. (computing theory) Of or relating to a fast but non-optimal algorithm for the Bin packing problem, placing each item into the first bin in which it will fit. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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