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Princeton's WordNet

  1. first in first out, FIFOnoun

    inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold

Wiktionary

  1. first in first outnoun

    A method of inventory accounting that values items withdrawn from inventory at the cost of the oldest item assumed to remain in inventory.

  2. first in first outnoun

    A policy of serving first what has arrived for service first.

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  1. first in first out

    First in, first out (FIFO) is an operational method, rule, or principle that stipulates that goods, products, or tasks are moved, processed, or handled in the same order they were received or produced. The item that has been in the inventory, queue, or system the longest is the first one to be removed or processed. This is commonly used in inventory management, computing, and data processing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of first in first out in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of first in first out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of first in first out in a Sentence

  1. Simon Mayhew:

    Its order accuracy tracks at 99 %, and its fulfilment centers use a first-in, first-out approach.


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  • первым пришёл — первым ушёлRussian

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