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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFIFO
/ˈfaɪ.foʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A method of organizing and managing a collection of items where the first items added are the first ones to be removed.
"In a FIFO inventory system, the oldest stock is sold first to minimize spoilage." - 2
A principle in computing where the first data entered is the first data processed.
"The queue operates on a FIFO basis, ensuring that the first request is handled first."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
An acronym formed from the initial letters of the phrase first-in, first-out, originating in mid-20th-century computing and inventory management contexts. It emerged from logistics and data structure terminology to describe a method where the oldest queued item is processed first.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "FIFO" is said worldwide
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Premier entré, premier sorti
Transliteration: Première entrée, première sortie
"Dans un système FIFO, les articles les plus anciens sont vendus en premier."
Zuerst rein, zuerst raus
Transliteration: Zuerst rein, zuerst raus
"In einem FIFO-System wird der älteste Bestand zuerst verkauft."
Primo entrato, primo uscito
Transliteration: Primo entrato, primo uscito
"In un sistema FIFO, le scorte più vecchie vengono vendute per prime."
Primero en entrar, primero en salir
Transliteration: Primero en entrar, primero en salir
"En un sistema FIFO, el stock más antiguo se vende primero."
Primeiro a entrar, primeiro a sair
Transliteration: Primeiro a entrar, primeiro a sair
"Em um sistema FIFO, o estoque mais antigo é vendido primeiro."
पहला आया, पहला गया
Transliteration: Pehla aaya, pehla gaya
"FIFO प्रणाली में, सबसे पुराना स्टॉक पहले बेचा जाता है।"
先进先出
Transliteration: Xiān jìn xiān chū
"在FIFO系统中，最旧的库存首先被出售。"
선입선출
Transliteration: Seonipseonchul
"FIFO 시스템에서는 가장 오래된 재고가 먼저 판매됩니다."
先入先出
Transliteration: Sen'nyū sen'shutsu
"FIFOシステムでは、最も古い在庫が最初に販売されます。"
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