LIFO

LIFO

Last-In First-Out. A buffer (or other storage structure) in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently added.

A common example of a LIFO is a stack - in a stack items are added to the top of a stack and removed fro the top. cf FIFO.

For more information see:

• http://everything.explained.at/LIFO - LIFO explained.