first-in first-out (FIFO)

first-in first-out (FIFO): A queuing discipline in which entities in a queue leave the queue in the same order in which they arrive. (188) Note 1: Service, when available, is offered to the entity that has been in the FIFO queue the longest. Note 2: FIFO techniques are used in message switching.

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