Robert Wohleb writes: > I believe most input/output is treated like a file in C/C++... Since > "fifo" means file input file output as far as I know, this most probably I think it means something else here (he said, crawling out onto a limb). FIFO stands for First In First Out. It describes a queue data structure where the frst item of data in is the first to be processed, as opposed to a stack, which is LIFO (Last In First Out). One use for FIFOs is buffering data streams in situations where data may be incoming at a variable rate but must be processed at a fixed rate. If you have a CD player with "skip protection" then you've seen a FIFO buffer at work. AFAIK, both terms are borrowed from accounting where they describe inventory models. -- Shawn Boyette - Programmer ----------------------------------------------- "I just want to be a good engineer." -- Steve Wozniak -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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