ExpertGlossary terms starting with F

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  1. Forms Processing A specialized imaging application designed for handling pre-printed forms. Forms processing systems often use high-end (or multiple) OCR engines and…
  2. forms-based authentication Forms-based authentication provides a Web logon screen for users to authenticate to gain access to their mailboxes when using Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
  3. formula An expression that has program-like attributes; for example, you can assign values to variables and use a limited control logic.
  4. Formula investing When you invest on a set schedule, you're using a technique known as formula investing.
  5. Formulary See "drug formulary."
  6. formulation See: medium formulation.
  7. Formulation process First phase performed by the Early Warning System design team, which includes an Early Warning System reliability, local capabilities assessment, and…
  8. forodesine (FOR-oh-deh-seen) A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of leukemia and lymphoma.
  9. forodesine hydrochloride (FOR-oh-deh-seen HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of leukemia and lymphoma.
  10. FORSCOM U.S. Army Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, GA.
  11. forskolin A medicinal, diterpenoid, compound exclusive to plant roots and used in the preparation of drugs for the treatment of cardiomyopathy, glaucoma and certain…
  12. fortify To add strengthening components or beneficial ingredients to a nutrient medium.
  13. FORTRAN Formula Translation Language.
  14. fortuitous conductor Any conductor that may provide an unintended path for signals. Note: Examples of fortuitous conductors are water pipes, wires, cables, and metal building…
  15. fortuitous distortion Distortion resulting from causes generally subject to laws concerning random occurrences.
  16. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units (FEU) Refers to the standard container size of 40 feet. Two 20–foot containers or TEU’s equal one FEU.
  17. forum A computer conference devoted to a specific subject, having an initiator, members, readers, and possibly moderators. [2382-pt.
  18. Forums See discussion forums.
  19. Forward To redirect a received email to another email address.
  20. forward busying In a telecommunications system, a feature in which supervisory signals are forwarded in advance of address signals in order to seize assets of the system…
  21. forward channel The channel of a data circuit that transmits data from the originating user to the destination user.
  22. Forward Cipher One of the two functions of the block cipher algorithm that is determined by the choice of a cryptographic key.
  23. Forward contract A forward contract is similar to a futures contract, in the sense that both types of contracts cover the delivery and payment for a specific commodity at…
  24. forward echo In a transmission line, an echo propagating in the same direction as the original wave and consisting of energy reflected back by one discontinuity and…
  25. Forward Edge of the Battle Area (FEBA) The foremost limits of a series of areas in which ground combat units are deployed, excluding the areas in which the covering or screening forces are…
  26. forward error correction (FEC) A system of error control for data transmission wherein the receiving device has the capability to detect and correct any character or code block that…
  27. Forward Flank Downdraft The main region of downdraft in the forward, or leading, part of a supercell, where most of the heavy precipitation is.
  28. Forward Funding Carry-over of RDT&E funding into second year of appropriations availability. Requires permission from high authority.
  29. forward indicator bit (FIB) A bit in a signal unit which indicates the start of a retransmission cycle. [T1.226-1992]
  30. forward mutation A mutation from the wild type to the mutant type. Opposite: reverse mutation.
  31. Forward price curve The set of prices of contracts for delivery of a good over a span of time in the future.
  32. Forward price-to-earnings ratio Stock analysts calculate a forward price-to-earnings ratio, or forward P/E, by dividing a stock's current price by estimated future earnings per share.
  33. forward propagation ionospheric scatter (FPIS) Synonym ionospheric scatter.
  34. forward proxy A NetCache appliance configured as an intermediary server that accepts requests from clients and forwards them to a Web server or, if appropriate…
  35. forward recovery The data reconstitution of a later version of data by using an earlier version and data recorded in a journal. [2382-pt.8]
  36. forward scatter The deflection--by diffraction, nonhomogeneous refraction, or nonspecular reflection by particulate matter of dimensions that are large with respect to…
  37. forward secrecy The confidence that the compromise of a long-term private key does not compromise any earlier session keys. [After X9.42]
  38. forward sequence number (FSN) A field in a signal unit used to identify the transmitted message signal units. [T1.226-1992]
  39. forward signal A signal sent in the direction from the calling to the called station, i.e., from the original data source to the original data sink.
  40. Forwarder A self-propelled vehicle to transport harvested material from the stump area to the landing.
  41. Forwards This feature indicates that the provider in question can also automatically forward incoming emails to another email account.
  42. FOS Family of Systems (TMD).
  43. Fosamax (FAH-suh-max) A drug used to treat certain bone conditions, such as osteoporosis and Paget disease of the bone.
  44. FOSS Fiber-Optic Sensor System.
  45. Fossil Remains of ancient life forms, their imprints or behavioral traces (e.g., tracks, burrows, or residues) and the rocks in which they are preserved.
  46. Fossil fuel Solid, liquid or gaseous fuels formed in the ground after millions of years by chemical and physical changes in plant and animal residues under high…
  47. Fossil fuel combustion Burning of coal, oil (including gasoline), or natural gas. This burning, usually to generate energy, releases carbon dioxide, as well as combustion by…
  48. Fossil Fuels Fuels formed in the ground from the remains of dead plants and animals. It takes millions of years to form fossil fuels.
  49. Fossorial insects Insects that live in the soil.
  50. foster child A foster child is any child placed with a taxpayer by an authorized placement agency or by court order.
  51. FOT Follow-On Technologies.
  52. FOT&E Follow-On Test & Evaluation.
  53. FOTC Force Over-the-horizon Track Coordinator (USN term).
  54. fotemustine A substance being studied in the treatment of brain tumors and metastatic melanoma of the eye. It is a type of nitrosourea.
  55. Foul A hand that may not be played for one reason or another. A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot.
  56. foul-hook To hook a fish other than in the mouth where it should take a bait or lure.
  57. fouling The coating or plugging (by materials or micro-organisms) of equipment, thus preventing it from functioning properly.
  58. Foundation The supportive structure of a building.
  59. Foundation drains Tile or pipe for collecting seepage within a foundation.
  60. Foundation material (foundation soil) The upper part of the earth mass carrying the load of the structure.
  61. Foundation of Dam The material on which the dam structure is placed. Often modified to provide more favorable hydraulic characteristics. See "Cutoff".
  62. Foundation Profile The Foundation Profile is a Java ME profile specification that builds on CDC. It adds additional classes and interfaces to the CDC APIs but does not go so…
  63. Foundation surface The surface of the upper part of the earth mass carrying the load of the structure.
  64. Foundation trench A trench built at and into the foundation of a dam and filled with clay or other impermeable substances to prevent water from seeping beneath the dam.
  65. founder animal An organism that carries a transgene in its germ line and can be used in matings to establish a pure-breeding transgenic line, or one that acts as a…
  66. founder principle The possibility that a new, isolated population, initiated by a small number of individuals taken from a parent population, may be genetically different…
  67. Fountainhead The upper end of a confined-aquifer conduit, where it intersects the land surface.
  68. FOUO For Official Use Only.
  69. Four of a kind a hand containing four cards of the same value, irrespective of suit
  70. Four-barrel A type of carburetor.
  71. four-base cutter A type II restriction endonuclease with a four-nucleotide recognition site. Because any particular sequence of four bases occurs more frequently by chance…
  72. four-wire circuit A two-way circuit using two paths so arranged that the respective signals are transmitted in one direction only by one path and in the other direction by…
  73. four-wire repeater A repeater, consisting of two amplifiers, one associated with each direction, used in a four-wire circuit.
  74. four-wire terminating set A balanced transformer used to perform a conversion between 4-wire and 2-wire operation.
  75. Fourier analysis The definition of a periodic waveform of arbitrary shape as a summation of sine waves having specific amplitudes and phases, and having frequencies…
  76. Fourth Generation Language A programming environment that produces both screen and report utilities for use by lower-level programming environments.
  77. Fourth market Institutional investors, including mutual fund companies and pension funds, who trade large blocks of securities among themselves are operating in what's…
  78. Fourth Preference A category of family immigration (F4) for brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children. The U.S.
  79. FOUS Forecast Output United States
  80. FOV Field of View.
  81. FOV Radar [Full] Field of View Radar
  82. fox message A standard test message that includes all the alphanumerics on a teletypewriter and also function characteristics (yyspace, figures shift, letters shift).
  83. FP Focal Plane. 112
  84. FPA Focal Plane Array.
  85. FPC Facilities Protection Committee.
  86. FPCA Federal Postcard Application – a person is eligible for early voting by FPCA if: (1) the person is qualified to vote in this state or, if not registered…
  87. FPI Fixed Price Incentive.
  88. FPIS Abbreviation for forward propagation ionospheric scatter. See ionospheric scatter.
  89. FPO Flood Potential Outlook
  90. FPS Fujita-Pearson Scale
  91. FPTOC Force Projection Tactical Operations Center (USA term).
  92. FpVTE - Fingerprint Vendor Technology Evaluation (2003) An independently administered technology evaluation of commercial fingerprint matching algorithms. For more information visit fpvte.nist.gov.
  93. FQA Fastener Quality Act
  94. FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name. The complete name of a specific computer on the Internet, consisting of the computer's host name and its domain name.
  95. FQDN (fully qualified domain name) A Domain Name System (DNS) that has been stated unambiguously to indicate with certainty its location in the domain namespace tree.
  96. FQR Formal Qualification Review.
  97. FQT Frequent
  98. FR Federal Register -- see News & Notices for links
  99. FR901228 A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. FR901228 is a type of depsipeptide and histone deacetylase inhibitor. Also called romidepsin.
  100. FRACAS Forward Reaction Altitude Control System.