Technology terms starting with F

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  1. far zone Synonym far-field region.
  2. far-end block error (FEBE) An indication returned to a transmitting node (source) that an errored block has been detected at the receiving node (sink). [T1.105-1988]
  3. far-end crosstalk Crosstalk that is propagated in a disturbed channel in the same direction as the propagation of a signal in the disturbing channel.
  4. far-end customer interface An associated, loop signaling, customer installation located at the far end of the network transmission path from the network interface (NI) described in…
  5. far-end receive failure (FERF) An indication returned to a transmitting link terminating equipment (LTE) upon receipt of a line AIS (alarm indication signal) code or detection of an…
  6. far-field diffraction pattern The diffraction pattern of a source (such as an LED, ILD, or the output end of an optical fiber) observed at an infinite distance from the source.
  7. far-field radiation pattern A radiation pattern measured at the far field of an antenna or other emitter.
  8. far-field region The region where the angular field distribution is essentially independent of distance from the source.
  9. Faraday effect A magneto-optic effect in which the polarization plane of an electromagnetic wave is rotated under the influence of a magnetic field parallel to the…
  10. FAS Foreign Agricultural Service
  11. FAServer The original name for NetApp filers.
  12. FAST First Action System for Trademarks
  13. fast packet switching A packet switching technique that increases the throughput by eliminating overhead.
  14. fast select An optional user facility in the virtual call service of CCITT X.25 protocol (now, ITU-T X.
  15. Fast-Burn Booster (FBB) A ballistic missile that burns out much more quickly than current versions, possibly before exiting the atmosphere entirely.
  16. fast-narrow (FN) A type of SCSI bus that supports 8-bit transfer.
  17. fast-wide (FW) A type of SCSI bus that supports 16-bit transfer.
  18. fast-wide-differential (FWD) A fast-wide SCSI implementation that uses differential signaling.
  19. FAT (1) First Article Testing. (2) Factory Acceptance Test.
  20. fat client A client-centric computing model where software must be installed on each client in a network.
  21. fatal error A fatal error occurs in the SAX parser when a document is not well formed or otherwise cannot be processed. See also error, warning.
  22. Fault "Fault" means adultery, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, abandonment or reckless spending.
  23. fault management In network management, the set of functions that (a) detect, isolate, and correct malfunctions in a telecommunications network, (b) compensate for…
  24. fault protection subsystem In a facility power distribution system, the subsystem that provides a direct path from each power sink to the earth electrode subsystem.
  25. Fault-Tolerance The ability of a processor to maintain mission effectiveness after some subsystems failed.
  26. Favicon Favorites Icon is a small icon which appears next to URLs in a web browser. Upload an image named favicon.
  27. FAX Short for facsimile. A process of transmitting documents by scanning them to digital, converting to analog, transmitting over phone lines and reversing…
  28. FBB Fast-Burn Booster.
  29. FBIS Foreign Broadcast Information Service (US).
  30. FBM Fleet Ballistic Missile.
  31. FBMS Fleet Ballistic Missile System (USN term).
  32. FBP Forward Based Probe.
  33. FBR Forward-Based Radar (US Army term).
  34. FBS Forward-Based System.
  35. FBXR Forward-Based X-band Radar.
  36. FC A product of hydrolysis of an IgG antibody, consisting of parts of the constant regions of two heavy chains held together by a disulphide bridge, but…
  37. FC (Fibre Channel) A high-speed network technology typically used to build Storage Area Networks (SAN).
  38. FC-AL Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop. A type of Fibre Channel network in which devices are connected in a loop topology.
  39. FC-GS Fiber Channel Generic Services. An ANSI standard that specifies various Fibre Channel services.
  40. FCA Functional Configuration Audit.
  41. FCC Federal Communications Commission.
  42. FCC registration program The Federal Communications Commission program and associated directives intended to assure that all connected terminal equipment and protective circuitry…
  43. FCCM Facilities Capital Cost of Money.
  44. FCIA Fibre Channel Industry Association. A trade association devoted to promoting Fibre Channel technology.
  45. FCIP (Fibre Channel over IP) Fibre Channel over IP. A proposal advanced by the IETF's IP Storage Working Group for mapping Fibre Channel traffic directly onto IP, in order to…
  46. FCN Fully Connected Network.
  47. FCO Field Change Order.
  48. FCRC OBSOLETE. Federal Contract Research Center.
  49. FCS Fire Control Section.
  50. FCT Foreign comparative testing.
  51. FD First Deployment.
  52. FDA An agency in the U.S. federal government whose mission is to protect public health by making sure that food, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements are…
  53. FDC Final Data Capture Once the fee, any correspondence, and/or drawings are matched with the application and all requirements have been met for issuance as a…
  54. FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface. An ANSI standard LAN architecture that uses optical fiber cable for high-speed transmission.
  55. FDDI adapter An adapter for connecting devices to an FDDI network.
  56. FDDI-2 See fiber distributed data interface.
  57. FDDI-fiber An FDDI adapter that supports fiber-optic cable.
  58. FDDI-TP An FDDI adapter that supports twisted-pair cable.
  59. FDG Foreign Disclosure Guide.
  60. FDHM See full width at half maximum.
  61. FDM Common abbreviation for Financial Disclosure Management, the online program to electronically file and manage financial disclosure reports.
  62. FDMA Abbreviation for frequency-division multiple access.
  63. FDMA (Frequency-division multiple-access) Frequency-division multiple-access (FDMA) is a mechanism for sharing a radio frequency band among multiple users by dividing it into a number of smaller…
  64. FDO Friant Dam Office (Friant, CA).
  65. FDP Flight Demonstration Program.
  66. FDR The parents, brothers, sisters, or children of an individual. Also called first-degree relative .
  67. FDRU Final Design Review Update (MDA PAC term).
  68. FDS (1) Flight Demonstration System. (2) Fault Detection System.
  69. FDSV Flight Demonstration Space Vehicle.
  70. FDT&E See Force Development Test and Experimentation (US Army).
  71. FDX Full Duplex (Telecomm/Computer term).
  72. FEA Federal Enterprise Architecture -- see Federal Enterprise Architecture for more
  73. Feasibility Study A study of the applicability or desirability of any management or procedural system from the standpoint of advantages versus disadvantages in any given…
  74. Feature A large, complex artifact, or part of a site, such as a hearth, cairn, housepit, rock alignment, or activity area.
  75. feature attribute table A table used to store attribute information for a specific coverage feature class. ARC/INFO maintains the first several items of these tables.
  76. feature class A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type (such as point, line or polygon), the same attributes, and the same spatial reference.
  77. feature code A code (or codes) used to select/activate a service feature (e.g., forwarding, using two- or three-digit codes preceded by * or 1 1 or #, and which may…
  78. Feature Extraction See extraction.
  79. feature path A path that is used to access the value of a feature in a UIMA feature structure.
  80. feature selection by attribute See logical selection.
  81. feature structure The underlying data structure that represents the result of text analysis. A feature structure is an attribute-value structure.
  82. Feature-ID Synonymous term for Cover-ID and User-ID.
  83. FEBA Forward Edge of the Battle Area.
  84. FEC Abbreviation for forward error correction.
  85. FECA Front-End Cost Analysis
  86. FED Federal.
  87. FEDAC Federal Computer Acquisition Center.
  88. FEDCAC Federal Computer Acquisition Center.
  89. Federal Acquisition Regulation The primary regulation for use by federal executive agencies for acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds.
  90. Federal Agency SEE Agency.
  91. Federal Bridge Certification Authority (FBCA) The Federal Bridge Certification Authority consists of a collection of Public Key Infrastructure components (Certificate Authorities, Directories…
  92. Federal Bridge Certification Authority Membrane The Federal Bridge Certification Authority Membrane consists of a collection of Public Key Infrastructure components including a variety of Certification…
  93. Federal Bridge Certification Authority Operational Authority The Federal Bridge Certification Authority Operational Authority is the organization selected by the Federal Public Key Infrastructure Policy Authority to…
  94. Federal Communications Commission See FCC.
  95. Federal Geodetic Control Committee (FGCC) a standards committee concerned with accuracy levels in geodetic control. Within the United States, coordinate control is based on the National Geodetic…
  96. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) A standard for adoption and use by Federal agencies that has been developed within the Information Technology Laboratory and published by the National…
  97. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) FIPS deals with a wide range of computer system components including the components of most GISs: hardware, storage media, data files, codes, interfaces…
  98. Federal Information System An information system used or operated by an executive agency, by a contractor of an executive agency, or by another organization on behalf of an…
  99. Federal Information Systems Security Educators Association (FISSEA) An organization whose members come from federal agencies, industry, and academic institutions devoted to improving the IT security awareness and knowledge…
  100. Federal Networking Council (FNC) The body responsible for coordinating networking needs among U.S. Federal agencies.