FINO
Humorous scheduling algorithm "First In, Nothing Out" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see FINO (disambiguation).
In computer science, FINO is a humorous scheduling algorithm. It is an acronym for first in, never out as opposed to traditional first in, first out (FIFO) and last in, first out (LIFO) algorithms.[1][2] A similar acronym is "FISH", for first in, still here.
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FINO works by withholding all scheduled tasks permanently. No matter how many tasks are scheduled at any time, no task ever actually takes place.
A stateful FINO queue can be used to implement a memory leak.[citation needed]
The first mention of FINO appears in the Signetics 25120 write-only memory joke datasheet.[2][3]