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Definition: First In First Out |
First In First OutNoun1. Inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| FIFO | English | First in first out memory | Computing |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: First In First OutSynonym: FIFO (n). (additional references) |
Expressions using "first in first out": first in first out buffer ♦ first in first out memory. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "first in first out"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | FIFO-lager (FIFO, first in first out memory, pushup storage, pushup store), silolager (FIFO, first in first out memory, pushup storage, pushup store). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | FIFO-geheugen (FIFO, first in first out memory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | siilo (FIFO, first in first out memory, First-In-First-Out structure, silo), jonomuisti (FIFO, first in first out memory, pushup storage, pushup store). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tampon FIFO (FIFO buffer, first in first out buffer), système premier entré premier sorti (FIFO, first in first out memory), mémoire-tampon FIFO (FIFO buffer, first in first out buffer), mémoire FIFO (FIFO, first in first out memory), mémoire du type "file d'attente". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | FIFO-Speicher (FIFO, first in first out memory), Silospeicher (FIFO, first in first out memory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μνήμη πρώτο-μέσα-πρώτο-έξω (FIFO, first in first out memory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | FIFO (FIFO, first in first out memory, First-In-First-Out structure), Primo a entrare-primo a uscire (FIFO, first in first out memory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | irstfay inay irstfay outay rés-do-chão (first floor, ground floor, ground-floor, grub). (various references) memoria FIFO (FIFO, first in first out memory), memoria de primero en entrar/primero en salir (FIFO, first in first out memory). (various references) FIFO-minne (FIFO, first in first out memory, pushup storage, pushup store), köminne (FIFO, first in first out memory, pushup storage, pushup store). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-f-i-i-i-n-o-r-r-s-s-t-t-t-u" | |
-4 letters: firstfruits, institutors. | |
-5 letters: institutor. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 69 72 73 74      49 6E      46 69 72 73 74      4F 75 74 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01101001 01110010 01110011 01110100 00100000 01001001 01101110 00100000 01000110 01101001 01110010 01110011 01110100 00100000 01001111 01110101 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F i r s t   I n   F i r s t   O u t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0069 0072 0073 0074      0049 006E      0046 0069 0072 0073 0074      004F 0075 0074 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)407584858624380240758485862498786 |
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