fifo
part of speech
noun and abbreviation (FIFO, also fifo)
meaning for a pupil
1) (computing, maths) «First in, first out»: a rule where the first thing to come in is the first thing to go out, like a queue. tree →
2) (Australia, informal) «Fly-in fly-out»: a worker, often in a mine, who flies to work far away for some weeks and then flies home, as in «Dad is a FIFO worker». tree →
sense in the lessons
In computing and maths lessons, FIFO describes a queue, like children lining up for lunch: the first child in the line is served first. Its opposite is LIFO (last in, first out), like a stack of plates. In Australia, many children in Western Australia and Queensland have FIFO parents working in mines.
examples
- A lunch queue works on FIFO: first in, first out. tree →
- The printer prints pages in FIFO order. tree →
- My dad is a FIFO worker on a mine in the Pilbara. tree →
- FIFO families often use video calls to keep in touch. tree →
- A stack of plates is LIFO, not FIFO. tree →
- Shops use FIFO so older milk is sold first. tree →
note
Said «FYE-foh». An abbreviation, not an ordinary word; usually written in capitals. The Australian sense is everyday talk there.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fifo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.