ExpertGlossary terms starting with F

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  1. fresh start The characterization of a debtor's status after bankruptcy,
  2. fresh weight The weight, including the water content, of a specimen. Synonym: wet weight.
  3. Freshet the annual spring rise of streams in cold climates as a result of snow melt; freshet also refers to a flood caused by rain or melting snow.
  4. Freshness The "age" of the document compared to the time of query.
  5. Freshness boosting Enhances relevancy by boosting documents based on their relative age - that is, compared to the time of query.
  6. freshwater A term referring to bodies of water that do not have salt.
  7. Fresnel - Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) See Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR)
  8. Fresnel diffraction pattern Synonym near-field diffraction pattern.
  9. Fresnel Lens An optical device for concentrating light that is made of concentric rings that are faced at different angles so that light falling on any ring is focused…
  10. Fresnel reflection In optics, the reflection of a portion of incident light at a discrete interface between two media having different refractive indices.
  11. Fresnel zone In radio communications, one of a (theoretically infinite) number of a concentric ellipsoids of revolution which define volumes in the radiation pattern…
  12. FRG Federal Republic of Germany.
  13. FRGC (Face Recognition Grand Challenge) A face recognition development program sponsored by the U.S. Government from 2003-2005. For more information visit www.frvt.org/FRGC. See also FERET, FRVT.
  14. Friable A term commonly used to describe a crumb-like callus. In this state, the callus is easily dissected and readily dispersed into single cells or clumps of…
  15. Friction Resistance to motion when one body is sliding or tending to slide over another.
  16. Friction Head The energy lost from the movement of a fluid in a conduit (pipe) due to the disturbances created by the contact of the moving fluid with the surfaces of…
  17. Friction Layer Same as Planetary Boundary Layer; the layer within the atmosphere between the earth's surface and 1 km above the surface; this is the layer where friction…
  18. Friction Ridge The ridges present on the skin of the fingers and toes, and on the palms and soles of the feet, which make contact with an incident surface under normal…
  19. friction velocity A measure of the surface stress reflecting the effects of surface roughness and wind velocity.
  20. Frieze 1. The middle horizontal member of a classical entablature, above the architrave and below the cornice. 2.
  21. Fringe benefits Fringe benefits include the opportunity to participate in programs such as: health, life, disability and other insurance plans; retirement and savings…
  22. Frivolous Invention An invention that lacks utility because it is frivolous. MPEP 706.03(a).
  23. FRMG Forming
  24. FRN Force Requirement Number.
  25. FRO Fresno Office (Fresno, CA).
  26. FROD Functionally Related Observable Differences.
  27. FROG Free Rocket Over Ground.
  28. from-node Of an arc's two endpoints, the one first digitized.
  29. Front Weather system that causes changes in temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, wind and barometric pressure.
  30. front (or frontal zone) An interface or zone of transition between two distinct air masses.
  31. Front clip Beginning at the firewall, the frontmost section of a race car. Holds the engine and its associated electrical, lubricating and cooling apparatus; and the…
  32. Front end loader A tractor loader that both digs and dumps in front.
  33. Front End Ratio A percentage comparing a borrower's total monthly cost to buy a house (mortgage principal and interest, insurance, and real estate taxes) to monthly…
  34. Front Money Money previously deposited in the cage and used by the player to draw markers against.
  35. Front Page Drawing The drawing selected by the Examiner to appear on the front page of a U.S. patent.
  36. Front steer A race car in which the steering components are located ahead of the front axle.
  37. Front-end load A sales charge levied on the purchase of mutual fund units.
  38. front-end noise temperature A measure of the thermal noise generated in the first stage of a receiver.
  39. front-end processor (FEP) A programmed-logic or stored-program device that interfaces data communication equipment with an input/output bus or memory of a data processing computer.
  40. front-end security filter 1. [A] security filter logically separated from the remainder of an information system (IS) to protect system integrity.
  41. Front-end/back-end An Exchange 2000 configuration in which clients access a bank of protocol servers (the front-end) for collaboration information, and these in turn…
  42. front-end/back-end architecture An Exchange configuration where clients access a bank of protocol servers (the front-end) for collaboration information, and then these servers…
  43. front-to-back ratio 1. Of an antenna, the gain in a specified direction, i.e., azimuth, usually that of maximum gain, compared to the gain in a direction 180° from the…
  44. Frontage The continuous linear distance along any approved way, measured on the street line, between the side lot lines.
  45. Frontal Inversion A temperature inversion that develops aloft when warm air overruns the cold air behind a front.
  46. frontal sinus (FRUN-tul SY-nus) A type of paranasal sinus (a hollow space in the bones around the nose).
  47. Frontogenesis 1. The initial formation of a front or frontal zone. 2. In general, an increase in the horizontal gradient of an airmass property, principally density…
  48. FrontPage Server Extensions A set of programs and scripts that support authoring in Microsoft Office FrontPage and extend the functionality of a Web server.
  49. Frontrunning If you trade stock or other investments because you know that an upcoming transaction by a third party is likely to affect the market price of the…
  50. FROPA Frontal Passage
  51. FROSFC Frontal Surface
  52. Frost (Abbrev. FRST) - Frost describes the formation of thin ice crystals on the ground or other surfaces in the form of scales, needles, feathers, or fans.
  53. Frost action Freezing and thawing of moisture in materials and the resultant effects on these materials and on structures of which they are a part of with which they…
  54. Frost Advisory Issued during the growing season when widespread frost formation is expected over an extensive area.
  55. Frost heave The raising of a surface due to the accumulation of ice in the underlying soil or rock.
  56. Frost line The greatest depth to which ground may be expected to freeze.
  57. Frost Point Dew point below freezing.
  58. Frostbite Human tissue damage caused by exposure to intense cold.
  59. Froude number The ratio of inertial forces to gravitational forces in flow. It is also the ratio of the flow velocity to the velocity of a small gravity wave in the…
  60. Frozen Account An account on which funds may not be withdrawn until a lien is satisfied and a court order or other legal process makes the account available for…
  61. Frozen Dew When liquid dew changes into tiny beads of ice. This occurs when dew forms and temperatures later drop below freezing.
  62. frozen records A suspension of the records destruction process because of special circumstances such as an audit, court order, or investigation See also destruction hold…
  63. FRP Full-Rate Production.
  64. FRS Federal Reserve System.
  65. FRS (File Replication Service) A multimaster replication service that is used replicate files and folders between servers. [Exchange 2007]
  66. FRST Frost- Frost describes the formation of thin ice crystals on the ground or other surfaces in the form of scales, needles, feathers, or fans.
  67. FRU Field-Replaceable Unit. Any hardware unit that can be replaced at the customer site.
  68. fruit acid (FROOT A-sid) One of a group of substances that are found in several types of fruit and in milk.
  69. FRVT (Face Recognition Vendor Test) A series of large-scale independent technology evaluations of face recognition systems. The evaluations have occurred in 2000, 2002, and 2005.
  70. Fry Immature fish from the time they hatch to the time they become fingerlings.
  71. FRZ Freeze
  72. FRZN Frozen
  73. FS - U.S. Forest Service, feasibility study, factor of safety.
  74. FS 3 Future Strategic Strategy Study.
  75. FS&E Facility Siting and Environment (MILCON term). 113
  76. FSAF Future Surface-to-Air [Missile] Family.
  77. FSBO (For Sale by Owner) A home that is offered for sale by the owner without the benefit of a real estate professional.
  78. FSC (1) Fire Solution Computer. (2) Fire Support Coordination.
  79. FSCATT Fire Support CATT [for Weapons] (US Army term).
  80. FSCBG A specific aerial spray dispersion model. The acronym comes from the names of the sponsor and developers (Forest Service, Cramer, Barry, Grim).
  81. FSCL Fire Support Coordination Line.
  82. FSD OBSOLETE. Full Scale Development Phase. See EMD.
  83. FSDPSK Abbreviation for filtered symmetric differential phase-shift keying.
  84. FSE Fire Support Element.
  85. FSH See: follicle stimulating hormone.
  86. FSK Abbreviation for frequency-shift keying.
  87. FSM Firmware Support Manual.
  88. FSP Facility Security Plan.
  89. FSS Fixed Satellite Service.
  90. FSST Forward Space Support in-Theater.
  91. FST Flight System Testbed .
  92. FSU Former Soviet Union.
  93. FSU Republics Former Soviet Union Republics.
  94. FT Feet (or foot)
  95. FTAA Free Trade Agreement of the Americas
  96. FTAM Abbreviation for file transfer, access, and management.
  97. FTC Federal Trade Commission.
  98. FTD OBSOLETE. Foreign Technology Division (USAF), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. See NAIC.
  99. FTHR Further
  100. FTI Fixed Target Indicator