FISH Queue N. [acronym, By Analogy With FIFO (First In, First Out)] `First In, Still Here'.

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FISH queue n.

[acronym, by analogy with FIFO (First In,
First Out)] `First In, Still Here'. A joking way of pointing out
that processing of a particular sequence of events or requests has
stopped dead. Also `FISH mode' and `FISHnet'; the latter may
be applied to any network that is running really slowly or
exhibiting extreme flakiness.

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