Last In, First Out

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LIFO
Pronunciation
/læst ɪn fərst aʊt/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Electronics

Examples in Context

  1. This uses standard code for creating first in first out and last in first out stacks, ported to VB.
  2. A storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored; last in first out ( LIFO ).
  3. Simple algorithm of regular last in first out and first in first out
  4. Workers will go on a ' last in, first out ' basis.
  5. Each manager had to cut one employee, and unfortunately, I was last in, first out.

Other meanings of LIFO