Technology terms starting with F

915 terms

901. fused silica Synonym vitreous silica.
902. Fusion The combining of lighter elements into heavier ones. For lighter elements (e.g., hydrogen, helium) this process releases energy.
903. fusion splice In fiber optics, a splice created by localized heating of the ends of the two fibers to be joined.
904. Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) The official DoD document that summarizes forces and resources associated with programs approved by the Secretary of Defense.
905. Fuzzy matching Exact matching is very strict: either a word matches or it doesn't. An attempt to improve search recall by matching more than the exact word: fuzzy…
906. Fuzzy Search Subjective content searching (as compared to word searching of objective data).
907. fuzzy tolerance The fuzzy tolerance is an extremely small distance used to resolve inexact intersection locations due to limited arithmetic precision of computers.
908. FW Fast-Wide. A type of SCSI bus that supports 16-bit transfer.
909. FWCA Fixed Wing Combat Aircraft.
910. FWD Forward
911. FWHM Abbreviation for full width at half maximum.
912. FX Abbreviation for fixed service, foreign exchange service.
913. FXBR Forward-based X-Band Radar.
914. FY fiscal year - the federal fiscal year extends from October 1 through September 30.
915. FYDP Future Years Defense Program. 116