Reference meaning
first come, first served
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One will be dealt with in the order in which one arrives.
Other meanings
2. adjective
Of a process or situation in which one is dealt with in the order in which ones arrives.
3. noun
A service policy or distributive rule under which access to a good, service, or decision is allocated according to the chronological order of requests or arrivals, so that earlier claimants receive priority over later ones.
4. adjective
Alternative spelling of first-come-first-served.
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