last in first out
Reverse queue order
Last in first out describes a system where the most recently added item is the first to be removed.
In computing, this principle governs stack data structures: The function call that entered last exits first.
In layoffs, last in first out means the newest employees lose their jobs before those with seniority.
Often abbreviated LIFO.
- topUppermost part or surface
- stackItems piled vertically
- LIFOReverse-order processing method
- removeTake something away
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
buffer · accounting · cafeteria tray · pile · bottom · efficiency · unloading · memory · furlough · pink slip · sequencing · seniority system · logistics · stock valuation · cost of goods sold · spool · job loss · downsizing
- cutbackscutback, cutbacks, decrease, layoff, reduction
- organizationteam, group, company, department, club
- sorting orderssorted, sort order, ascending, descending, alphabetical
last in first outfirst in first out
Inventory accounting method
FIFO · first come first served · queue · chronological order
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