先进先出

先進先出
xiānjìnxiānchū
(computing, inventory management etc) first in, first out

CEDICT

computing

Entry Composition

1 先进 xiānjìn
  1. sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
  2. meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
2 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
=3 出 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=3 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)