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First-In First Out: A type of memory that stores data serially, where the first bit read is the first bit that was stored.

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Abbreviation for First In First Out. A method of valuing stocks, or inventory, for accounting purposes based on the assumption that the oldest stock items will be used first and that the value of what remains will be close to the current market price. The balance sheet value of a company's stock will thus be reasonably accurate.

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Abbreviation for first-in first-out.

See first in, first out (FIFO).

Definition First In First Out. A method of valuing the cost of goods sold that uses the cost of the oldest items in inventory first.

This is an acronym used in accounting, inventory control and computer server buffering and cache technology, First In First Out. In the world of computers, it means that instructions first in the Queue are handled in an order that is on a first come first served basis, oldest taken first. The opposite is LIFO, which is seldom used in computer techn [..]

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First In First Out. Think of this as "first come first serve basis".  Storage devices using this setting will take care of data in the order in which it was received.

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First in, first out.

First In, First Out

ACCOUNTING method of valuing INVENTORY under which the costs of the first goods acquired are the first costs charged to expense. Commonly known as FIFO.

First-in-first-out. In warehousing describes the method of rotating inventory to used oldest product first. Actually an accounting term used to describe an inventory costing method. See LIFO.

Stands for "first in, first out," which means that material produced by one process is used up in the same order by the next process. FIFO is one way to regulate a queue between two [..]

Stands for "First In, First Out." FIFO is a method of processing and retrieving data. In a FIFO system, the first items entered are the first ones to be removed. In other words, the items ar [..]

Stands for first in first out. 

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

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FIFO usually refers to a method of storing information. Drink cans are stacked on top of each other inside of a drink machine. When the drinks are first loaded the first drink placed in the machine go [..]

First In First Out

First In First Out, a single-server queueing regime where service is provided in order of arrival in the queue.

"First In - First Out". A method of valuing stock.

First-in-First-out

Acronym for “First In – First Out.” A practice of stock rotation where the oldest stock is distributed first.   Food Pantry: A partner agency that distributes groceries and other basic supplies for o [..]

First-In, First-Out is a method of inventory management based on the premise that goods bought first (first-in) are the goods sold first (first-out). This is logical from the stores perspective in the [..]

First-In, First Out!

Stock control method - First in, First out.

First In, First Out. See also LIFO. Also, a nickname for a named pipe.

First In, First Out. See also LIFO

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First In, First Out - FIFO implies a queue and buffer to hold it. The oldest data item in the buffer is the first item retrieved.

First in, first out

Efficient food storage for less waste; means “First In, First Out,” ensuring oldest products are used first.

first-in first-out (FIFO): A queuing discipline in which entities in a queue leave the queue in the same order in which they arrive. Note 1: Service, when available, is offered to the entity that has been in the FIFO queue the longest. Note 2: FIFO techniques are used in message switching.

First in first out Forklift truck:

Technique for managing inventory, configurable in WithoutWire, utilizing the oldest available item in inventory first. FIFO can be driven by the lot/serial/expiration date creation date if you are tra [..]

Short for first in, first out

 First-In, First-Out. An inventory practice in which the first goods received are used to fulfill orders and the most recent to arrive are sent out last.

First In, First Out, or FIFO, means that whatever gets in first, gets sold first. It is one of the methods commonly used to calculate the value of inventory on hand at the end of an accounting period [..]

 First in, first out.fill-ins or fill-in order:

 (First in, First out) A flow assumption in valuing ending inventories that assumes that the first goods sold were the first ones purchased. 

FIFO stands for first-in, first-out

is an acronym for First In First Out. In logistics it means that the goods with the oldest entry are the first ones to be  processed and removed from the warehouse.

First in first out, method of rotating inventory so that the oldest products are used first.

A buffer. A register or type of Memory. See First-In First-Out.