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last in first out

last in first out adjective: 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.

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.

Questions about last in first out

What does last in first out mean?
Last in first out means 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.
What part of speech is last in first out?
Last in first out is an adjective.

Words near last in first out in the dictionary

  1. last hoorahs
  2. last hurrah
  3. last hurrahs
  4. last I checked
  5. last I heard
  6. last in first out
  7. last in, first out
  8. Last Judgement
  9. Last Judgment
  10. last kilometre
  11. last kilometres

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