FIFO (First In First Out): First In First Out is one strategy for dealing with lists or queues. Like a line at a bank or grocery store, the first one in line is the first one to be served. See LIFO. Most (??) computer buffers are FIFO buffers.

Contributors

• RandyKramer - 09 Feb 2002
• <If you edit this page, add your name here, move this to the next line>