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last-in-first-out

last-in-first-out is the alternative form of last in first out.

Meaning of last in first out

Adjective

last in first out (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to any situation where the last to arrive is the first to go, or a data structure where the most recently added item is the first to be retrieved.

Forms of last-in-first-out

plurallast-in-first-outs

Questions about last-in-first-out

What is last-in-first-out the alternative form of?
Last-in-first-out is the alternative form of last in first out.

Words near last-in-first-out in the dictionary

  1. last-borns
  2. last-ditch
  3. last-ditcher
  4. last-ditchers
  5. last-gasp
  6. last-in-first-out
  7. last-mentioned
  8. last-minute
  9. last-name
  10. last-named
  11. last-nameless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: last-in-first-out (page history and authors); last in first out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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