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Subject:First Come... From:CLoris <HARRIS -dot- CLORIS -at- IC1D -dot- HARRIS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 3 May 1993 19:31:19 EST
If you are writing a technical document, you may want to use the term
First In/First Out (FIFO). The term is oriented to describing arrays
in programming. It may be of use in what you are writing.
Chris Loris
harris -dot- cloris -at- ic1d -dot- harris -dot- com
Technical Writer
Air Traffic Control Systems Division
Harris Corporation-Electronic Systems Sector