A stack is FIFO, First in, First out, as in push and pop. A stack of
dishes.
A queue is LIFO, Last in, First out, like a conveyor belt.( so I
couldn't think of a good practical example, sue me :)
>Nathan Davies,
>
>On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Angus Mezick wrote:
>
>> A couple of fun questions to ask a potential coder:
>
>> Why are manholes round?
>
>So the manhole cover can't fall through the hole itself.
>
>Here's a better question--
>What's the difference between a stack and a queue?
>
>whitey
>
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