files administrationThe management function which provides for the analysis of filing equipment and procedures to determine the most efficient type of equipment and system…
files managementA method utilizing the application of records management principles and techniques to organize and maintain documents properly, in order to ensure…
filesystemA set of directories and files residing on a partition of the disk. Sometimes known as a "partition".
filesystem replicationThe process of replicating filesystem changes from one node to another.
filingThe process of arranging and sorting records so that they may be retrieved rapidly when needed.
filing inchlinear capacity of filing expressed in inches Note: For example, 25 filing inches are in a standard letter-size vertical file drawer.
filing segmentOne or more filing units that comprise an entire personal, organizational, or governmental name used in coding and arranging files
filing systemsystematic indexing and arrangement of records based on established procedures
filing unitA word, number, letter, or any combination of them, in a filing segment, considered when coding and arranging files
FillMan-made deposits of soil and rock and/or waste material.
fill device[A] COMSEC item used to transfer or store key in electronic form or to insert key into a crypto-equipment. [INFOSEC-99]
fill-in areaThe area where the coverage contour of an FM translator or booster station is within the protected contour of the associated primary station (i.e.
fill-in signal unit (FISU)A signal unit that is transmitted when there are no message signal units or link status signal units to be transmitted.
filled cableA cable that has a nonhygroscopic material, usually a gel, inside the jacket or sheath.
filterA criterion you specify to limit the results when you list or describe your Amazon EC2 resources.
filter chainA concatenation of XSLT transformations in which the output of one transformation becomes the input of the next.
filter streamAn input-output class that filters or manipulates its stream of input- or output-data in some way. Two examples are DataInputStream and DataOutputStream.
filtered access tokenAn access token with the least administrative privileges required for the session.
filtered groupA local security group that is removed from an access token. When User Account Control (UAC) creates the filtered access token, the filtered groups are…
FiltersFilters automatically move incoming emails into separate folders according to criteria that you specify.
finalA Java keyword. You define an entity once and cannot change it or derive from it later.
final classA class with the final reserved word in its header. A final class may not be extended by another class.
final methodA method with the final reserved word in its header. A final method may not be overridden by a method defined in a sub class.
final trunk groupA last-choice trunk group that receives overflow traffic, may receive first-route traffic and for which there is no alternate route.
final variableA variable with the final reserved word in its declaration. A final may not assigned to once it has been initialized.
finalizationImmediately before an object is garbage collected, its finalize method is called.
finallyA Java keyword that executes a block of statements regardless of whether a Java Exception, or run time error, occurred in a block defined previously by…
finally clausePart of a try statement that is always executed, either following the handling a caught exception, or normal termination of the protected statements.
FindabilityHow easily found your site is using search engines.
finder methodA method defined in the home interface and invoked by a client to locate an entity bean.
finding aidA descriptive tool to establish physical and/or intellectual control over records See also file guide and guide.
finding aidsThe descriptive media, published and unpublished, created by an originated office, which establish physical or administrative control over records and…
fingerA computer-operating-system command for accessing limited network-user-account information.
Fingerprint RecognitionA biometric modality that uses the physical structure of an individual�s fingerprint for recognition purposes.
finished callIn an information transaction, a call in which the call originator or call receiver terminates the communication and goes on hook, i.e., hangs up. 2.
FIP equipmentIn the Federal government, any equipment or interconnected system or subsystems of equipment (as defined in 41CFR) used in the automatic acquisition…
FIP systemIn the Federal government, any organized combination of FIP equipment, software, services, support services, or related supplies.
FIPSFederal Information Processing Standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant…
FIPS Approved Security MethodA security method (e.g., cryptographic algorithm, cryptographic key generation algorithm or key distribution technique, random number generator…
FIPS PUBAn acronym for Federal Information Processing Standards Publication. FIPS publications (PUB) are issued by NIST after approval by the Secretary of…
FIPSPUBSFederal Information Processing Standards Publication.
Fire ControlThe control of all operations in connection with the application of fire on a target.
Fire Control SystemA group of interrelated fire control equipment and/or instruments designed for use with a weapon or group of weapons.
Fire Support Coordinating Line (FSCL)A line established by the appropriate ground commander to ensure the coordination of fire not under the commanders control but may affect current tactical…
Fire Support Coordinating MeasureA measure employed by land or amphibious commanders to facilitate the rapid engagement of targets and simultaneously safeguard friendly forces.
FIREFLY[A] key management protocol based on public key cryptography. [INFOSEC-99]
FirefoxPopular extensible open source web browser. See also: Download Firefox
FirewallA set of related programs that protect the resources of a private network from users from other networks.
Firewall Control ProxyThe component that controls a firewalls handling of a call. The firewall control proxy can instruct the firewall to open specific ports that are needed by…
Firewall EnvironmentA firewall environment is a collection of systems at a point on a network that together constitute a firewall implementation.
Firewall PlatformA firewall platform is the system device upon which a firewall is implemented. An example of a firewall platform is a commercial operating system running…
Firewall RulesetA firewall ruleset is a table of instructions that the firewall uses for determining how packets should be routed between its interfaces.
Firing DoctrineThe ratio and manner of assigning numbers of interceptors against given attackers. One-on-one, salvo, shoot-look-shoot, shoot-fail-shoot, etc.
Firing RateThe amount of BTUs/hour or kWs produced by a heating system from the burning of a fuel.
FIRMRFederal Information Resources Management Regulation.
FirmwareThe programs and data components of a cryptographic module that are stored in hardware within the cryptographic boundary and cannot be dynamically written…
FIRSTForum of Incident Response and Security Teams.
First ArticleFirst article includes pre-production models, initial production samples, test samples, first lots, pilot models, and pilot lots.
First Customer Shipment (FCS)The initial shipment of a NetApp product. Products with this designation have undergone extensive internal testing and fully met the NetApp criteria for…
First StrikeThe first offensive action of a war (generally associated with nuclear operations).
First Unit Equipped DateThe scheduled date an end item and its support elements are issued to the initial operational capability unit and training in the new equipment training…
first windowOf silica-based optical fibers, the transmission window at approximately 830 to 850 nm. [FAA]
first-in first-out (FIFO)A queuing discipline in which entities in a queue leave the queue in the same order in which they arrive.
first-in last-out (FILO)A queuing discipline in which entities in a queue leave the queue in the reverse order from that in which they arrived.
first-route trafficTraffic that has not been route-advanced at any switching system. [T1.Rpt 11-1991]
Fiscal GuidanceThe annual guidance issued by the SECDEF in the Defense Guidance which provides the fiscal constraints that must be observed by the DoD Components in the…
fiscal valueworth of records for the conduct of current or future financial business and/or evidence thereof See also administrative value, evidential value…
fiscal yearThe fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
FISINTAcronym for foreign instrumentation signals intelligence.
FIX SiteFiring-in-Extension (Target Launch site in White Sands Missile Range Northern Extension).
fixed accessIn personal communications service (PCS), terminal access to a network in which there is a set relationship between a terminal and the access interface.
Fixed CostsCosts that do not vary with the volume of business, such as property taxes, insurance, depreciation, security, and minimum water and utility fees.
Fixed Ground Entry Point (FGEP)The subset of GEPs, which are not transportable. GEPs provide the communications interfaces between the SDS space orbital/sub-orbital elements and the C2E.
Fixed Ground StationAll hardware, software, and facilities located at a fixed ground site necessary to receive, process, support, and analyze mission status and data, and…
fixed loopA service feature that permits an attendant on an assisted call to retain connection through the attendant position for the duration of the call.
fixed microwave auxiliary stationA fixed station used in connection with (a) the alignment of microwave transmitting and receiving antenna systems and equipment, (b) coordination of…
fixed service (FX)A radiocommunication service between specified fixed points. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR]
fixed stationA station in the fixed service. [NTIA] [RR] [47CFR] 2. The term "fixed station" in the fixed public or fixed public press service includes all apparatus…
fixed-reference modulationModulation in which the significant condition for any signal element is based on a fixed reference.
fixed-satellite serviceA radiocommunication service between Earth stations at given positions when one or more satellites are used; the given position may be a specified fixed…
fixed-size virtual hard diskA virtual hard disk with a fixed size that is determined and for which all space is allocated when the disk is created.
fixed-tolerance-band compactionData compaction accomplished by storing or transmitting data only when the data fall outside prescribed limits.