Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first in first out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.69 in modern English

Syllables: first in -first out
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.

Uncountable

noun

A policy of assigning priority to tasks and assignments that have arrived for service first.

Uncountable

noun

A type of queue data structure in which the oldest added items are retrieved first.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To the onlooker, and particularly to those whose memories go back to pre-grouping days, the modern cavalcade of "V2s" and "B1s" is apt to become a little monotonous; but to any running man the general utility characteristics of these two classes are a perfect godsend at times of exceptional pressure, when it is often a case of "first in—first out" with locomotive allocations at sheds."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

first-in-first-out (alternative) first-in first-out (alternative) first in, first out (alternative) first-in, first-out (alternative)

Phrases

first come first served

Frequently Paired Words

first come first served

Synonyms

FIFO

Questions

What does first in first out mean?: A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.

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