ExpertGlossary terms starting with F

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Forecast A statement of prediction.
Forecast Crest The highest elevation of river level, or stage, expected during a specified storm event.
Forecast Guidance Computer-generated forecast materials used to assist the preparation of a forecast, such as numerical forecast models.
Forecast Issuance Stage The stage which, when reached by a rising stream, represents the level where RFCs need to begin issuing forecasts for a non-routine (flood-only) forecast…
Forecast Periods Official definitions for NWS products: Today...............................Sunrise to sunset This afternoon..................noon till 6 p.m. This evening.
Forecast Point A location that represents an area (reach of a river), where a forecast is made available to the public.
Forecast valid for The period of time the forecast is in effect beginning at a given day, date and time, and ending at a given day, date and time.
Foreclosure A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default.
Foreclosure Prevention steps by which the servicer works with the homeowner to find a permanent solution to resolve an existing or impending loan delinquency.
Foreign Affairs Manual (9 FAM) 9 FAM Chapter 41 relates to nonimmigrant visas. 9 FAM Chapter 42 covers immigrant visas. 9 FAM Chapter 40 relates to visa ineligibilities and waivers.
Foreign affiliate A foreign business enterprise in which there is U.S. direct investment-that is, in which a U.S.
Foreign affiliates See Foreign affiliate
foreign banks with state branches A banking organization that is headquartered outside the United States, but wants a presence in the United States, most commonly establishes a branch or…
Foreign connector An Exchange Server 2007 connector that uses a Drop directory on a Hub Transport server to send messages to a local messaging server that doesn't use the…
Foreign currency transaction A foreign currency transaction is a purchase and/or cash advance that you make in a foreign currency, i.e. not U.S. dollars.
Foreign direct investment in the United States See Foreign direct investment in the United States (FDIUS)
Foreign direct investment in the United States (FDIUS) Ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one foreign person, or entity, of 10 percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated U.S.
foreign DNA Exogenous DNA that is incorporated into a host genome.
Foreign exchange (FOREX) Any type of financial instrument that is used to make payments between countries is considered foreign exchange.
foreign exchange (FX) service A network-provided service in which a telephone in a given local exchange area is connected, via a private line, to a central office in another, i.e.
Foreign Filing Date The date a non-U.S. patent application was filed that establishes priority of invention. MPEP 201.13.
foreign gateway connection handler In Exchange Server 2007, a component of the Microsoft Exchange Transport service that manages delivery of messages to Drop directories that are configured…
Foreign Government Information Information that is (1) provided to the United States by a foreign government or governments, an internal organization of governments, or any element…
Foreign Independent Travel or Foreign Individual Travel - FIT An international pre-paid unescorted tour that includes several travel elements such as accommodations, rental cars and sightseeing.
foreign instrumentation signals intelligence (FISINT) Intelligence information derived from electromagnetic emissions associated with the testing and operational deployment of foreign aerospace, surface, and…
foreign key One or more table attributes that can uniquely identify a record in another table. A foreign key is the primary key of another table.
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) That portion of U.S. security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as amended.
Foreign parent The first person, or entity, outside the United States in a U.S. affiliate's ownership chain that has a direct investment interest in the affiliate.
Foreign parent group Consists of the foreign parent and the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) of a U.S.
Foreign parents See Foreign parent
Foreign resident See Foreign residents
Foreign residents Individuals, governments, business enterprises, trusts, associations, and nonprofit organizations that fulfill two criteria: (1) They have their center of…
Foreign Security Policy Model A mathematically precise statement of a security policy. To be adequately precise, such a model must represent the initial state of a system, the way in…
foreign system A messaging system other than Exchange. [Exchange 5.5]
Foreign Transaction Fee A fee assessed by your financial institution for making a transaction at another financial institution or bank's ATM.
Foreign Transaction Fees A fee assessed by your bank for making a transaction at another bank's ATM.
Forensic the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems.
Forensic biology the application of biology to law enforcement.
Forensic Computer Expert A litigation expert and consultant in the field of computer forensics. The steps taken by a forensics expert can include: 1) protecting a subject computer…
Forensic Copy A precise bit-by-bit copy of a computer system's hard drive, including slack and unallocated space.
Forensic Pathology a branch of pathology concerned with determining the cause of death by examination of a corpse.
Forensic science the process of using science to resolve legal issues.
Forensic Specialist A professional who locates, identifies, collects, analyzes and examines data while preserving the integrity and maintaining a strict chain of custody of…
Forensic Toxicology a discipline of forensic science concerned with the study of toxic substances or poisons, of which there are many thousands.
Forensically Sound Procedures Procedures used for acquiring electronic information in a manner that ensures it is 'as originally discovered' and is reliable enough to be admitted into…
Forensics Computer forensics is the scientific examination and analysis of data held on, or retrieved from, computer storage media in such a way that the…
Forensics, Computer The practice of gathering, retaining, and analyzing computer-related data for investigative purposes in a manner that maintains the integrity of the data.
Forepole A plank driven ahead of a tunnel face to support the roof or wall during excavation. See horsehead.
Foreshore That part of the shore between the ordinary high-and low-watermarks and generally crossed by the tide each day.
Foresight A sighting on a point of unknown elevation from an instrument of known elevation.
foreskin (FOR-skin) The loose skin that covers the head of the penis.
Forest Terrestrial ecosystem (biome) with enough average annual precipitation (at least 76 centimeters or 30 inches) to support growth of various species of…
Forest health A condition of ecosystem sustainability and attainment of management objectives for a given forest area.
Forest Plan The document that sets goals, objectives, desired future condition, standards and guidelines, and overall programmatic direction for a National Forest.
Forest residues Material not harvested or removed from logging sites in commercial hardwood and softwood stands as well as material resulting from forest management…
Forest Service (FS) The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of…
Forest trusts Link between global AD partitions.
Forested areas or land Any land that is capable of producing or has produced forest growth or, if lacking forest growth, has evidence of a former forest and is not now in other…
ForestPrep A tool that is used during deployment to extend the Active Directory schema to include Exchange-specific classes and attributes.
forestry residues Includes tops, limbs, and other woody material not removed in forest harvesting operations in commercial hardwood and softwood stands, as well as woody…
Forfeited Application An allowed patent application on which the issue fee or a maintenance fee has not been paid within the proscribed period.
Forfeiture The loss of money, property, rights, or privileges due to a breach of a legal obligation.
Forged Check A check on which the drawer's signature has been forged.
Forgery The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check.
fork Terms used to refer to a Unix fork, supported MJS scheduler mechanism.
form The mass or shape of an object or objects that appears unified, such as a vegetative opening in a forest, a cliff formation, or a water tank.
Form 1099 Form 1099 is an IRS form used to report various types of income other than wages, salaries, and tips.
Form ADV All investment advisory firms must register by filing a Form ADV either with the Securities and Exchange Commission if they manage $25 million or more in…
Form ETA 9035 Form ETA 9035/9035E, Labor condition application (LCA), is a document that a prospective H-1B employer files with ETA when it seeks to employ nonimmigrant…
Form I-129 Form I-129 is the petition filed with USCIS by a prospective H-1B employer seeking approval to employ an H-1B worker.
Form I-797 Form I-797 is a notice of action issued by USCIS when it receives a visa petition from an employer for an H-1B nonimmigrant, approves the petition, or…
Form of Production The manner in which requested documents are produced. Used to refer both to file format (native vs.
Form W-2 Form W-2 is the form that an employer must send to an employee and the IRS at the end of the year.
Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate Completed by the employee and used by the employer to determine the amount of income tax to withhold.
Form, Fit, and Function Data Technical data pertaining to items, components or processes for the purpose of identifying source, size, configuration, mating and attachment…
form-based authentication An authentication mechanism in which a Web container provides an application-specific form for logging in.
formal argument The definition of a method's argument which are part of a method header. Each formal argument has an associated type.
formal arguments The generic names by which a "subroutine" knows its arguments. In many languages, formal arguments are always given individual names, but in Perl, the…
formal parameter See formal argument.
formal parameter list The parameters specified in the definition of a particular method. See also actual parameter list.
formal proof A complete and convincing mathematical argument, presenting the full logical justification for each proof step, for the truth of a theorem or set of…
Formal Qualification Review A systems level configuration audit conducted after system testing is completed to ensure that performance requirements have been met.
formal security policy model 1. A mathematically precise statement of a system security policy. Some formal modeling techniques include: state transition models, temporal logic…
formal tax legislation process This is another term for a proportional tax.
formal top-level specification (FTLS) A Top-Level Specification that is written in a formal mathematical language to allow theorems showing correspondence of the system specification to its…
formal verification The process of using formal proofs to demonstrate the consistency (design verification) between a formal specification of a system and a formal security…
Formaldehyde (for-MAL-duh-hide) A chemical used in manufacturing and chemical industries, and as a preservative by anatomists, embalmers, and pathologists.
Format The internal structure of a file, which defines the way it is stored and used. Specific applications may define unique formats for their data (i.e.
Format (verb) Makes a drive ready for first use. Erroneously thought to wipe drive. Typically, only overwrites FAT, but not files on the drive.
format converter 1. In video and television technology, a device that allows the reformatting of a digital data stream originating from one sampling structure (lines per…
format structure A combination of two or more data elements grouped in a prescribed sequence. [T1.201-1987] [T1.205-1988]
format version See template format version.
Formation Any sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic material represented as a unit in geology; generally called rock, but not necessarily meeting the definition of…
Formatting Function The function that transforms the payload, associated data, and nonce into a sequence of complete blocks.
Formerly Restricted Data Information removed from the RESTRICTED DATA category upon joint determination by DoE (or antecedent agencies) and DoD that such information relates…
forms Forms are provided as either official or unofficial (optional) formats to facilitate providing all information required to initiate desired procedures or…
forms analysis process of determining how a form is to be used or revised
forms digest process of creating a form, based on forms analysis, that meets the requirements of its potential use
forms interface A graphic user interface characterized by user-controlled movement of a cursor from one data field to another. Contrast to command line interface.
forms management/control function that establishes standards for the creation, design, analysis, revision, procurement, and warehousing of all forms within an organization…