ExpertGlossary terms starting with F

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  1. FIS Facility Installation Standard.
  2. Fiscal Un fiscal estatal (district attorney), procurador general del Estado (attorney general), los fiscales auxiliares o cualquier otro uncionario público que…
  3. Fiscal Guidance The annual guidance issued by the SECDEF in the Defense Guidance which provides the fiscal constraints that must be observed by the DoD Components in the…
  4. Fiscal Impact Analysis The analysis of the estimated taxes that a development project would generate in comparison to the cost of providing municipal services demanded by that…
  5. fiscal value worth of records for the conduct of current or future financial business and/or evidence thereof See also administrative value, evidential value…
  6. fiscal year The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
  7. Fiscal Year (FY) The U.S. Government's 12-month financial year, from October to September, of the following calender year; e.g.: FY 1998 extends from Oct. 1, 1997 to Sept.
  8. Fischer & Porter Punched Tape Recorder Gage A precipitation gage which converts weight into a code disk position. The code disk position is then punched on paper tape in a binary decimal format…
  9. Fischer-Tropsch Fuels Liquid hydrocarbon fuels produced by a process that combines carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
  10. FISH A laboratory technique used to look at genes or chromosomes in cells and tissues.
  11. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and…
  12. Fish ladder (fishway) An inclined trough which carries water from above to below a dam so that fish can easily swim upstream.
  13. Fish weir A type of fish ladder.
  14. Fisher ideal price index The geometric mean of the Laspeyres and Paasche price indexes. The Fisher index is superior to either the Laspeyres or the Paasche index if the structure…
  15. fisherman One who engages in fishing for sport or occupation, or for food.
  16. Fishery A term used for a lake, river or stream where people can catch fish, or even a particular kind of fish, such as a bass or trout fishery.
  17. Fishery Closure Area A fishery closed or restricted by a government entity. Such closure prohibits fishing for commercial, recreational, or subsistence purposes.
  18. Fishery Management Councils Regional councils which were established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
  19. Fishery Management Zone Areas where fishing for some or all species is prohibited to protect critical habitats, rebuild fish stocks, ensure against overfishing, or enhance…
  20. fishhook A barbed or barbless hook used for catching fish. For fish hook sizes, always use numerals: No. 2, No. 4 etc.
  21. Fishing The operation of recovering an object left or dropped in a drill hole.
  22. Fishing closures Waters closed to fishing due to special biological, social or safety concerns.
  23. FISINT Acronym for foreign instrumentation signals intelligence.
  24. FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act
  25. Fission The splitting of heavier atomic nuclei into lighter ones. In the case of heavy atoms (e.g., uranium, plutonium), this will release energy.
  26. Fission products Nuclei formed by the fission of heavy elements. They are of medium atomic weight and almost all are radioactive. Examples: strontium-90, cesium-137.
  27. FISSP Federal Information System Support Program.
  28. Fissure, earth or ground Surface fractures resulting from subsidence, often due to the withdrawal of groundwater and compaction of an aquifer.
  29. fistula (fis-CHUH-luh) An abnormal opening or passage between two organs or between an organ and the surface of the body.
  30. FIT Acronym with multiple meanings. RTM has seen it used to mean the following: -Foreign individual traveler -Frequent individual traveler -Fully independent…
  31. Fitness The survival value and the reproductive capability of an individual, compared to that of competitor individuals of the same or other species within a…
  32. Five Number Bet - Can only be made on the American Wheel and is a single wager that 0, 00, 1, 2, or 3 will hit next.
  33. Five Card Charlie A blackjack rule variation where if you get 5 cards without busting, you win that hand.
  34. five element acupuncture (five EL-eh-ment AK-yoo-PUNK-cher) An ancient form of acupuncture based on the principle that there are five universal elements (wood, fire, earth, metal…
  35. five nines a percentage of availability of a given computer system wherein the systems is available 99.999% of the time. This is equivalent to 5.
  36. Five number bet Common with American double zero roulette wheels. It is a bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3.
  37. five-hundred (500) service A telephone service that allows individuals to receive, via a single number, telephone calls in various locations (e.g.
  38. Five-Year Survival Rate (... ser-VY-vul ...) The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive five years after they were diagnosed with or treated for a…
  39. FIWC Fleet Information Warfare Center (USN term).
  40. FIX Site Firing-in-Extension (Target Launch site in White Sands Missile Range Northern Extension).
  41. fixation The situation in which only one allele for a given gene/locus is present in a population.
  42. fixed access In personal communications service (PCS), terminal access to a network in which there is a set relationship between a terminal and the access interface.
  43. Fixed amount-frequency scheduling Method of irrigation scheduling that involves water delivery at a fixed rate or a fixed volume and at constant intervals.
  44. Fixed annuity A fixed annuity is a contract that allows you to accumulate earnings at a fixed rate during a build-up period.
  45. Fixed assets Produced assets that are used repeatedly, or continuously, in processes of production for an extended period of time.
  46. fixed attenuator See pad.
  47. fixed bed A bed of closely spaced particles through which gases move up or down for purposes of gasification or combustion.
  48. fixed carbon The carbon remaining after heating in a prescribed manner to decompose thermally unstable components and to distill volatiles.
  49. Fixed cone valve (Howell Bunger valve) A cylinder gate mounted with the axis horizontal. See valve.
  50. Fixed Costs Costs that do not vary with the volume of business, such as property taxes, insurance, depreciation, security, and minimum water and utility fees.
  51. Fixed Expenses Payments that do not vary from month to month.
  52. Fixed Ground Entry Point (FGEP) The subset of GEPs, which are not transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E.
  53. Fixed Ground Station All hardware, software, and facilities located at a fixed ground site necessary to receive, process, support, and analyze mission status and data, and…
  54. Fixed Income A security that pays a specific interest rate.
  55. fixed income investments Investments that generate a fixed amount of income that does not vary over the life of the investment.
  56. Fixed Income Security A security such as a bond that pays a specified cash flow over a specific period of time.
  57. Fixed investment Consists of purchases of residential and nonresidential structures and of equipment and software by private businesses, by nonprofit institutions, and by…
  58. fixed loop A service feature that permits an attendant on an assisted call to retain connection through the attendant position for the duration of the call.
  59. fixed microwave auxiliary station A fixed station used in connection with (a) the alignment of microwave transmitting and receiving antenna systems and equipment, (b) coordination of…
  60. Fixed payment mortgage A loan secured by real property which features a periodic payment of interest and principal that is constant over the term of the loan.
  61. Fixed price transactions Buying or selling a commodity at a fixed price. For example, fixed physical gas prices are used to form indices at some locations; and fixed basis prices…
  62. Fixed Rate Loan The interest rate and the payment remain the same over the life of the loan. The consumer makes equal monthly payments of principal and interest until the…
  63. Fixed Rate Mortgage A mortgage with payments that remain the same throughout the life of the loan because the interest rate and other terms are fixed and do not change.
  64. fixed service (FX) A radiocommunication service between specified fixed points. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
  65. fixed station A station in the fixed service. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR] 2. The term "fixed station" in the fixed public or fixed public press service includes all apparatus…
  66. fixed storage Synonym read-only storage.
  67. Fixed visitation a form of visitation in which the court orders fixed dates, times, and duration of visitation for the non-custodial parent.
  68. Fixed Wheel Gate (Fixed Roller Gate, Fixed Axle Gate) A gate consisting of a rectangular leaf mounted on wheels, particularly suited for high head situations.
  69. Fixed-income investment Fixed-income investments typically pay interest or dividends on a regular schedule and may promise to return your principal at maturity, though that…
  70. Fixed-Period Adjustable-Rate Mortgage An adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) that offers a fixed rate for an initial period, typically three to ten years, and then adjusts every six months…
  71. Fixed-rate APR An APR set at a certain percent that cannot change during the period of time outlined in your credit card agreement.
  72. Fixed-Rate Mortgage (FRM) a mortgage loan with a fixed interest rate that remains the same for the life of the loan.
  73. fixed-reference modulation Modulation in which the significant condition for any signal element is based on a fixed reference.
  74. fixed-satellite service A radiocommunication service between Earth stations at given positions when one or more satellites are used; the given position may be a specified fixed…
  75. fixed-size virtual hard disk A virtual hard disk with a fixed size that is determined and for which all space is allocated when the disk is created.
  76. fixed-tolerance-band compaction Data compaction accomplished by storing or transmitting data only when the data fall outside prescribed limits.
  77. Fixture Personal property permanently attached to real estate or real property that becomes a part of the real estate.
  78. FK463 An antibiotic/antifungal drug used to treat infection.
  79. FKC Friant-Kern Canal.
  80. flag See affinity tag.
  81. flag sequence In data transmission or processing, a sequence of bits used to delimit, i.e. mark, the beginning and end of a frame.
  82. FLAGE OBSOLETE. Flexible Lightweight Agile Guided Experiment. (Predecessor program to Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT).)
  83. Flags Flags identify missing or incomplete information on a financial disclosure report in FDM.
  84. Flagyl A drug that is used to treat infection and is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is type of antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic.
  85. Flail A hammer hinged to an axle so that is can be used to break or crush material.
  86. Flake A thin, flattened piece or chip of stone, intentionally removed from the core rock by chipping with either a stone or bone hammer.
  87. Flame An insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
  88. Flame Spread Classification A measure of the surface burning characteristics of a material.
  89. Flame Spread Rating A measure of the relative flame spread, and smoke development, from a material being tested.
  90. flaming A technique for sterilizing instruments, to remove live micro-organism contaminants.
  91. Flange A ridge that prevents a sliding motion. A rib or rim for strength or for attachments. A rim or collar attached to one end of a pipe to give support.
  92. Flange pack A condition where the tape pack is wound up against one of the flanges of the tape reel.
  93. Flanking Line A line of cumulus or towering cumulus clouds connected to and extending outward from the most active part of a supercell, normally on the southwest side.
  94. Flanking region The DNA sequences extending on either side of a specific locus or gene.
  95. Flap Gate A gate hinged along one edge, usually either the top or bottom edge. Examples of bottom-hinged flap gates are tilting gates and fish belly gates - so…
  96. Flare A rapid release of vast magnetic energy in a sunspot region, causing temperatures to rise tens of millions of degrees in a small area above the solar…
  97. Flaring The burning of waste gases through a flare stack or other device before releasing them to the air.
  98. Flash A sudden, brief illumination of a conductive channel associated with lightning, which may contain multiple strokes with their associated stepped leaders…
  99. flash card In computer-based equipment (such as MP3 players, digital cameras, and palm-held computers), a type of memory storage device approximately the size of a…
  100. flash feature A supplementary calling feature provided by the near-end customer interface (CI) that is activated or controlled through the use of one or more flash…