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Farad The farad (symbol: F) is the unit of electrical capacitance, the ability of a body to store an electrical charge, in the International System of Units (SI). It is named after the English physicist Michael Faraday (1791–1867). In SI base unit ...

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Fluorine Fluorine is a chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists at standard conditions as a highly toxic, pale yellow diatomic gas. As the most electronegative reactive element, it is extremely reacti ...

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Persian language Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and ...

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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) founded in 1998 is a program of recovery based on the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. FA members are men and women of all ages. Some have been obese; others have been severely underweight, bulimic, or ...

* fA – (s) Femtoampere * FA ** (i)

Field Artillery Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement. Until the early 20t ...

** Financial aid **

Football Association The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world an ...

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Football Australia Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only establ ...

(governing body for association football) ** Forever Alone (Internet slang for “single”) *

FAA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic m ...

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Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic m ...

** Financial Aid Administrator **

Fleet Air Arm The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy and is responsible for the delivery of naval air power both from land and at sea. The Fleet Air Arm operates the F-35 Lightning II for maritime strike, the AW159 Wil ...

** Functional Area Analysis * FAAD – (a) Forward Area Air Defence * FAADEZ – (i) Forward Area Air Defence Engagement Zone * FAAN – (i) Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology * FAAFP – (i)Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians * FAAN – (i) Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing *

FAANG Big Tech, also known as the Tech Giants, refers to the most dominant companies in the information technology industry, mostly located in the United States. The term also refers to the four or five largest American tech companies, called the Big ...

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Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin M ...

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...

Apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple fruit tree, trees are agriculture, cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, wh ...

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

Google Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. ...

(the leading stocks in the late-2010s US market rally) (c.f. FANG, which originally did not include Apple) * FAAQ – (a/i) Frequently Asked and Anticipated Questions (cf. FAQ) *

FAASV The M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle (FAASV) is built on the chassis of the M109 howitzer. It is also colloquially referred to as a "cat" (referring to its nomenclature, CAT: Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked). It replaced the M548 su ...

– (i) Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle *

FAB Fab or FAB may refer to: Commerce * Fab (brand), a frozen confectionery * Fab (website), an e-commerce design web site * The FAB Awards, a food and beverage award * FAB Link, a European electricity link * Flavoured alcoholic beverage or alcopop, ...

– (i) Feline Advisory Bureau (UK feline charity) * FACF - Fully Automatic Capsule Fille
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** (i) Forward Air Controller ** Front of Allies for Change ** Frontal Affinity Chromatography ** Full Aperture Calibrator * FACA – (a) (US) Federal Advisory Committee Act * FACH – (a)

Fuerza Aérea de Chile "With full speed to the stars" , colours = Indigo White , colours_label = , march = Alte Kameraden , mascot = , anniversaries = 21 March ...

* FACN – (i) Fellow of the American College of Nutrition * FACP – (i) Fellow of the American College of Physicians * FACS ** (i)

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (or FACS) is a professional certification for a medical professional who has passed a set of criteria for education, qualification, and ethics required to join the American College of Surgeons. ''FACS'' ...

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Formal Aspects of Computing Science BCS-FACS is the BCS ''Formal Aspects of Computing Science'' Specialist Group. Overview The FACS group, inaugurated on 16 March 1978, organizes meetings for its members and others on formal methods and related computer science topics. There is a ...

Fluorescent-activated cell sorting Flow cytometry (FC) is a technique used to detect and measure physical and chemical characteristics of a population of cells or particles. In this process, a sample containing cells or particles is suspended in a fluid and injected into the flo ...

FACTS A flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) is a system composed of static equipment used for the alternating current (AC) transmission of electrical energy. It is meant to enhance controllability and increase power transfer capabi ...

– (a) Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System *

FAD A fad or trend is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short period. Fads are objects or behaviors that achieve short- ...

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Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide Flavin may refer to: Placename * Flavin, Aveyron, a commune in southern France Surname * Adrian Flavin (born 1979), a professional rugby player * Christopher Flavin, president of the Worldwatch Institute * Dan Flavin (1933–1996), a minimalis ...

** (a) Funding Authorization Document *

M18 FADAC The gun data computer was a series of fire control system, artillery computers used by the U.S. Army for coastal artillery, field artillery and anti-aircraft artillery applications. In antiaircraft applications they were used in conjunction with a ...

– (p) Field Artillery Data Computer *

FADEC A full authority digital engine (or electronics) control (FADEC) is a system consisting of a digital computer, called an "electronic engine controller" (EEC) or "engine control unit" (ECU), and its related accessories that control all aspects of ai ...

- (a) Full Authority Digital Engine (or Electronic) Control * FAFSA – (a) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (US) * FAH ** (i)

Federation of American Hospitals The Federation of American Hospitals is a trade association for tax-paying hospitals in the United States. It is based in Washington D.C. As of 2009 it was headed by Charles N. Kahn III, "Chip" Kahn. See also *List of industry trade groups in the ...

** Fine Arts and Humanities ** Foreign Affairs Handbook * FAI ** (i) ''

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale The (; FAI; en, World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintai ...

'' (French, "International Aeronautics Federation") ** Football Association of Ireland * FAL - (a) ''Fusil Automatique Léger'' (French, Light Automatic Rifle), Belgian battle rifle * FAM – (i)

Foreign Affairs Manual The ''Foreign Affairs Manual'' (FAM) is published by the United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the countr ...

* fao – (s)

Faroese language Faroese ( ; ''føroyskt mál'' ) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 72,000 Faroe Islanders, around 53,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 23,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark. It is one of five languages de ...

(ISO 639-2 code) * FAO – (i)

Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

* FAPA –

Fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

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American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

* FAPHA –

of the American Public Health Association * FAQ – (a/i) Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes pronounced "fak") * FARC – (a) ''Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia'' (Spanish, "Revolutionary Armed Forces of

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

") * FARDC – (a) "Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * FARP – (a) Forward Arming and Refuelling Point / Forward Area Rearm/refuel Point * fas – (s)

(ISO 639-2 code) * FAS ** (i)

Federation of American Scientists The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is an American nonprofit global policy think tank with the stated intent of using science and scientific analysis to attempt to make the world more secure. FAS was founded in 1946 by scientists who wo ...

** Fetal Alcohol Syndrome *

FASCAM Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) is an umbrella appellation for a range of systems of the armed forces of the United States, which allows a maneuver commander to rapidly place mines as a situational obstacle; as a reserve obstacle emplacement ca ...

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Family of Scatterable Mines Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) is an umbrella appellation for a range of systems of the armed forces of the United States, which allows a maneuver commander to rapidly place mines as a situational obstacle; as a reserve obstacle emplacement ca ...

* FASD – (i) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder *

FASEB The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is a non-profit organization that is the principal umbrella organization of U.S. societies in the field of biological and medical research. This organization organizes academi ...

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Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is a non-profit organization that is the principal umbrella organization of U.S. societies in the field of biological and medical research. This organization organizes academi ...

* FAST ** (a) Face, Arm, Speech, Time (stroke symptoms) ** Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (Chinese radio telescope) ** Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (U.S. legislation) *

FAT In nutrition science, nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such chemical compound, compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food. The term often refers spec ...

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File Allocation Table File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers. Originally developed in 1977 for use on floppy disks, it was adapted for use on hard disks and other devices. It is often supported for compatibility reasons by ...

* FAVS – (a) Future Armoured Vehicle System * FAW ** (i)

Football Association of Wales The Football Association of Wales (FAW; cy, Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru) is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales, governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, Welsh national foo ...

** First Automobile Works (Chinese automobile manufacturer)

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, An on-line social network *

FBCB2 Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) is a Linux-based communication platform designed for commanders to track friendly and hostile forces on the battlefield. It increases a vehicle commander's situational awareness of the battlefi ...

or FBCB² – (p) Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade-and-Below *

FBCS Sir Maurice Wilkes served as the first President of BCS in 1957 BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, known as the British Computer Society until 2009, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in infor ...

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Fellow of the British Computer Society Sir Maurice Wilkes served as the first President of BCS in 1957 BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, known as the British Computer Society until 2009, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in infor ...

FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and its principal Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement age ...

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Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...

* FBIS – (i) Foreign Broadcast Information Service * FBIDST – (i) Fellow of the British Institute of Dental and Surgical Technologists * FBM – (s)

Board foot The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a length of a board, one foot wide and thick. Board foot can be abbreviated as FBM (for "foot, board measure" ...

* FBR ** (i) Fast Breeder Reactor **

Foundation for Biomedical Research The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) is an American nonprofit organization, 501(c)(3), located in Washington, DC. Established in 1981, the organization is dedicated to informing the news media, teachers, and other groups about the need f ...

** Friedman, Billings, Ramsey (now known as Arlington Asset Investment) * FBS **

Federal Bureau of Statistics usman The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ( ur, , abbreviated as PBS) is a federal agency under the Government of Pakistan commissioned the national statistical services and to provide solid and comprehensive statistical research. Results co ...

(Pakistan) ** Fetal bovine serum ** Football Bowl Subdivision (U.S. college football) **

Fukuoka Broadcasting Corporation is a Japanese TV station affiliated with Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS) in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. This station broadcasts programs throughout Fukuoka Prefecture as well as most of Saga ...

FC

* fC – (s) Femtocoulomb * FC ** (i)

Fire Control Fire control is the practice of reducing the heat output of a fire, reducing the area over which the fire exists, or suppressing or extinguishing the fire by depriving it of fuel, oxygen, or heat (see fire triangle). Fire prevention and control ...

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

Club ** (s) Funnel Cloud (

METAR METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by aircraft pilots, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting. Raw METAR is the most common form ...

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FCA FCA may refer to: Arts * Federation of Canadian Artists * Foundation for Contemporary Art, in Ghana * Foundation for Contemporary Arts, in the United States Business and economics * False Claims Act, a United States federal law * Federal Cus ...

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is an international non-profit Christian sports ministry founded in 1954 and based in Kansas City, Missouri. It has staff offices located throughout the United States and abroad. History FCA was found ...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) was an Italian-American multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, commercial vehicles, auto parts and production systems. The Italian holding company Exor was the largest ...

** Fraction of Combat Active forces * FCC – (i) U.S.

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction ...

* FCE – (i)

First Certificate in English B2 First, previously known as Cambridge English: First and the First Certificate in English (FCE), is an English language examination provided by Cambridge Assessment English (previously known as Cambridge English Language Assessment and Univer ...

* FCF – (i) Financial Free Cash Flow * FCFS – (i) First Come, First Served * FCLA – Fraud Claims Law Associate * FCM ** (i) Federation of Canadian Municipalities **

Fogarty's Cove Music Fogarty's Cove Music is a Canadian independent record label founded by Stan Rogers in 1978, surrounding the production of Rogers' second album, '' Turnaround''. Fogarty's Cove Music is based in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. History Stan Rogers' firs ...

* FCO – (i) UK

Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Equivalent to other countries' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministries of fore ...

* FCS ** (i)

Football Championship Subdivision The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, is the second-highest level of college football in the United States, after the Football Bowl Subdivision. Sponsored by the National Collegiate Athleti ...

(U.S. college football) ** Future Combat System * FCSB – (i) ''Fotbal Club Steaua București'', a name claimed by two association football clubs in Bucharest – FCSB and CSA Steaua București * FCW – (i)

Florida Championship Wrestling Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was a professional wrestling promotion based on the former National Wrestling Alliance member promotion, Championship Wrestling from Florida, which operated from 1961 until 1987. From October 2007 to August ...

** FCW - Forward Collision Warning, see

Collision avoidance system A collision avoidance system (CAS), also known as a pre-crash system, forward collision warning system, or collision mitigation system, is an advanced driver-assistance system designed to prevent or reduce the severity of a collision. In its ...

* FCZ – (i) Forward Combat Zone

FD

* FD – (i) Falun Dafa *

FDA The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food s ...

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Food and Drug Administration The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a List of United States federal agencies, federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is respon ...

(U.S.) * FDBK – (i)

Feedback Feedback occurs when outputs of a system are routed back as inputs as part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop. The system can then be said to ''feed back'' into itself. The notion of cause-and-effect has to be handled ...

* FDC ** (i) Federal Detention Center (U.S.) ** Fire Direction Centre * FDDI – (i)

Fibre Distributed Data Interface Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is a standard for data transmission in a local area network. It uses optical fiber as its standard underlying physical medium, although it was also later specified to use copper cable, in which case it m ...

* FdI – (i) ''

Fratelli d'Italia "" (; "The Song of the Italians") is a canto written by Goffredo Mameli set to music by Michele Novaro in 1847, and is the current national anthem of Italy. It is best known among Italians as the "" (, "Mameli's Hymn"), after the author of the ...

'' (Italian, "Brothers of Italy"), an Italian political party * FDI ** (i) Fault detection and isolation ** Films Division of India, a government film production agency **

Flexible Display Interface FDI or Flexible Display Interface is an interconnect created by Intel in order to allow the communication of the HD Graphics integrated GPU found on supported CPUs with the PCH southbridge where display connectors are attached. It provides a path b ...

Foreign direct investment A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country. It is thus distinguished from a foreign portfolio investment by a notion of direct co ...

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Frégate de défense et d'intervention The defence and intervention frigate () or FDI, also known as the Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire () or FTI, is a planned class of French frigates. As of February 2022, five ships have been ordered for the French Navy, with the lead ship being ...

'' (French, "Defense and Intervention Frigate"), a planned class of French Navy ships *

FDR Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

** (i) Flight data recorder **

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

FE

* Fe – (s)

Iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...

(Latin ''Ferrum'') * FE – (i) Fully Exposed (armoured vehicle target, as opposed to Hull-Down) *

FEAR Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear ...

** (a) First Encounter Assault Recon ** False Evidence Appears Real ** Focus sash Endeavor (Quick) Attack Rattata (or Fucking Evil Annoying Rodent), a last-resort tactic in competitive Pokemon battling * FEAST – (a/i) Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation *

FEATS ''A Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts'' was a book written by George Gifford and published in 1593. It 'is notable for its attention to the ministerial challenges posed by witch belief as well as for its entertaining dialogue designed to ...

– (a) Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies * FEB ** (i) ''

Federación Española de Baloncesto The Spanish Basketball Federation ( es, Federación Española de Baloncesto; FEB) is the governing body of basketball in Spain. It is based in Madrid, Spain. It was founded on 31 July 1923 as ''Federación Española de Basketball'' in Barcelona, S ...

'' (Spanish, "Spanish Basketball Federation") ** ''Federatie Eredivisie Basketball'' (Dutch, "Federation Honorary Division (of) Basketball"), the former name of the basketball competition later known in Dutch by the English-language

Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

** '' Força Expedicionária Brasileira'' (Portuguese, "Brazilian Expeditionary Force") * FEBA – (a)

Forward Edge of the Battle Area A front line (alternatively front-line or frontline) in military terminology is the position(s) closest to the area of conflict of an armed force's personnel and equipment, usually referring to land forces. When a front (an intentional or uninte ...

* fec. – (p) '' fecit'' (Latin, "he made it") *

FED Fed, The Fed or FED may refer to: People * Andrey A. Fedorov (1908–1987), Soviet Russian biologist, author abbreviation * Feds, a slang term for a police officer in several countries * John Fedorowicz (born 1958), American International Grand ...

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Field emission display A field-emission display (FED) is a flat panel display technology that uses large-area field electron emission sources to provide electrons that strike colored phosphor to produce a color image. In a general sense, an FED consists of a matrix of ...

* FEDEP – (p) Federation Development Process (Simulation) * FEF – (i) Frontal Eye Field (neurophysiology) * FEI – (i)

Fédération équestre internationale The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (, FEI) is the international governing body of equestrian sports. The FEI headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. An FEI code of conduct protects the welfare of the horses from physical abu ...

(French, "International Federation for Equestrian Sports") *

FEMA The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Exec ...

** (a/i) Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association ** (a/i) U.S.

Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Exec ...

Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association The Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association (FEMA) is a trade body for fire protection providers, based in Cleveland, Ohio. History Founded in 1930, the Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association is an international, non-profit trade association ...

* FEMEXFUT – (p) Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (Spanish, "Mexican Association Football Federation") * FENAFUTH – (p) Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (Spanish, "National Autonomous Football Federation of Honduras") * FENS – (a/i) Federation of European Neuroscience Societies * FEP – (i) Firepower Enhancement Program – Fleet satellite ( FLTSAT) Extremely high frequency (EHF) Package *

FEPAFUT The Panamanian Football Federation ( es, Federación Panameña de Fútbol), known as FEPAFUT, is the official governing body of football in Panama and is in charge of the Panama national football team. FEPAFUT was a founding member of CONCACAF i ...

– (p) Federación Panameña de Fútbol (Spanish, "Panamanian Football Federation") *

FES Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 mi ...

– (i) Flywheel Energy Storage * FEST – (a) Frankfurt English Speaking Theatre *

FET The field-effect transistor (FET) is a type of transistor that uses an electric field to control the flow of current in a semiconductor. FETs (JFETs or MOSFETs) are devices with three terminals: ''source'', ''gate'', and ''drain''. FETs contr ...

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Field-effect transistor The field-effect transistor (FET) is a type of transistor that uses an electric field to control the flow of current in a semiconductor. FETs (JFETs or MOSFETs) are devices with three terminals: ''source'', ''gate'', and ''drain''. FETs contro ...

FEZ Fez most often refers to: * Fez (hat), a type of felt hat commonly worn in the Ottoman Empire * Fez, Morocco (or Fes), the second largest city of Morocco Fez or FEZ may also refer to: Media * ''Fez'' (Frank Stella), a 1964 painting by the moder ...

– (a/i) Fighter Engagement Zone

FF

* ff – (s)

Fula language Fula ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani or Fulah (, , ; Adlam: , , ), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 30 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that stre ...

(ISO 639-1 code) * fF – (s)

Femtofarad The farad (symbol: F) is the unit of electrical capacitance, the ability of a body to store an electrical charge, in the International System of Units (SI). It is named after the English physicist Michael Faraday (1791–1867). In SI base units ...

* FF ** (i)

Final Fantasy is a Japanese video game, Japanese science fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square (video game company), Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and ...

** (p) Firefox (Web browser) * FFA ** (i) Football Federation Australia, former name of the governing body now known as

Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is an intergovernmental agency established in 1979 to facilitate regional co-operation and co-ordination on fisheries policies between its member states in order to achieve conservation and optimum ...

Free-Fire Area A freedom zone to fire in U.S. military parlance is a fire control measure, used for coordination between adjacent combat units. The definition used in the Vietnam War by U.S. troops may be found in field manual FM 6-20: :A specific designated a ...

** Fusiform Face Area ** Future Farmers of America (today the

National FFA Organization National FFA Organization is an American 501(c)(3) youth organization, specifically a career and technical student organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agriculture, agricultural education. It was founded i ...

) * FFB – (i) Frum From Birth (referring to an observant Jew born into a religiously observant family) * FFC – (i) Free For Chat * FFCM — Fellow of the Faculty of Community Medicine (fellowship created in 1972, now replaced by FFPH) * FFE – (i)

Fukuoka Futures Exchange Fukuoka Futures Exchange (FFE) was a futures exchange founded 1893, based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan. It was absorbed by Kansai Commodities Exchange, based in Ôsaka, and no longer exists. Trading was conducted at six specified session ti ...

* FFF – (i) '' Fédération française de football'' (French, "French

Federation") * FFG – (s)

Guided Missile Frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

(hull classification symbol) * FFOV – (i) Forward Field Of View *

FFP FFP may refer to: Science and technology * Falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, three types of scientific misconduct * Far-field pattern, of an antenna or other radiation source * Filtering facepiece, a filtering half mask ** FFP standards (fil ...

- (i) Federally Funded Participation *

FFPH The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is a public health association in the United Kingdom established as a registered charity. It is the standard setting body for public health specialists within the United Kingdom, setting standards for training ...

— Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, replacing FFPHM * FFR – (i) ''

Fédération française de rugby The French Rugby Federation (french: Fédération Française de Rugby (''FFR'')) is the governing body for rugby union in France. It is responsible for the French national team and the Ligue nationale de rugby that administers the country's profe ...

'' (French, "French Rugby (Union) Federation") * FFS – (i) For Fuck's Sake * FFT ** (i)

Fast Fourier transform A fast Fourier transform (FFT) is an algorithm that computes the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of a sequence, or its inverse (IDFT). Fourier analysis converts a signal from its original domain (often time or space) to a representation in th ...

** Final Fantasy Tactics

FG

* FG – (i) Falun Gong * fg – (s)

Femtogram To help compare different Order of magnitude, orders of magnitude, the following lists describe various mass levels between 10−59 kilogram, kg and 1052 kg. The least massive thing listed here is a graviton, and the most massive thing ...

* FG – (s) Fog (

Code) –

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

(FIPS 10-4 territory code) * FGR – (a) Flickr Group Roulette

FH

* fH – (s) Femtohenry * FHFIF – (i) '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' * FHI – (i)

Family Health International FHI 360 (formerly Family Health International) is a nonprofit human development organization based in North Carolina. FHI 360 operates in more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories. Established in 1971, the organization manages ...

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate primarily involved in both terrestrial and aerospace transportation manufacturing. It is best known for its line of Subaru automobiles. Founded in 1953, the company was formerly named ...

FI

* fi – (s)

Finnish language Finnish ( endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedish ...

(ISO 639-1 code) * FI – (s)

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

(ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code) * FIA – (a) ''Fédération internationale de l'automobile'' (French "International Automobile Federation") *

FIAT Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary ...

– (a) ''

Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) was an Italian-American multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, commercial vehicles, auto parts and production systems. The Italian holding company Exor was the largest s ...

'' (Italian "Italian Car Factory of Turin") * FIB – (a) Fucking Illinois Bastard (Wisconsin slang, variants exist) *

FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...

– originally (a) '' Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur'' (French, "International Amateur Basketball Federation"); since 1989, (p) ''Fédération internationale de basket-ball'' *

FIBUA Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and city, cities. Urban combat differs from combat in the open at both the Military operation, operational and the Military tactics, tactical levels. Complicating factors in urban war ...

– (i/a)

Fighting In Built-Up Areas Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and city, cities. Urban combat differs from combat in the open at both the Military operation, operational and the Military tactics, tactical levels. Complicating factors in urban war ...

* FIC – (i)

Fellowship for Intentional Community The Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC), formerly the Fellowship of Intentional Communities then the Fellowship for Intentional Community, provides publications, referrals, support services, and "sharing opportunities" for a wide range of ...

* FID – (i)

Foreign Internal Defence Foreign internal defense (FID) is a term used by the military in several countries, including the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, to describe an integrated, and possibly multi-country, approach to combating actual or threatened i ...

* FIDÉ – (a) '' Fédération internationale des échecs'' (French, "World Chess Federation") * FIE – (i) Fly-In Echelon *

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

– (a) ''Fédération internationale de football association'' (French, "International Association Football Federation") *

FIFe Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

– (a) ''

Fédération internationale féline The Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFé) (in English "International Feline Federation") is a federation of cat registries. There are currently forty-two member organizations in forty countries. Membership spans Europe, South America, and ...

'' (French, "International Feline Federation") * FIFO – (a) First In, First Out *

FIFRA The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is a United States federal law that set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. It is administered and regulated by th ...

– (a) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act *

FIG The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world ...

** (i) ''

Fédération internationale des géomètres International Federation of Surveyors (abbreviated FIG, after the french: Fédération Internationale des Géomètres) is the UN-recognized global organization for the profession of surveying and related disciplines. It was established in 1878,

'' (French, "International Federation of Surveyors") ** ''

Fédération internationale de gymnastique The International Gymnastics Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, FIG) is the body governing all disciplines of competitive gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881, in ...

'' (French, "International Federation of Gymnastics") **

Feminist Improvising Group The Feminist Improvising Group (FIG) were a five- to eight-piece international free improvising avant-garde jazz and experimental music ensemble formed in London in 1977 by Scottish vocalist Maggie Nicols and English bassoonist/composer Lindsay ...

(music ensemble) * FIGJAM – (a) Fuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me * fij – (s)

Fijian language Fijian (') is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language. The 2013 Constitution established Fijian as an official language of Fiji, along with English and Fij ...

(ISO 639-2 code) *

FILA Fila Holdings Corp. is a sportswear brand of shoes and apparel. The company was founded by Ettore and Giansevero Fila in 1911 in Coggiola, near Biella, Piedmont, Italy. In 2003, it was sold to United States-based Sports Brand International. Sub ...

– (a) ''Fédération internationale des luttes associées'' (French, "International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles"), former name of the sport governing body now known as

United World Wrestling United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including ...

* FILO – (a) First In, Last Out (see also LIFO) * FIMPT – (i) Fellow of the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists *

fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ...

– (s)

(ISO 639-2 code) *

FIN A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ...

– (s)

(ISO 3166 trigram) * FINA – (p/a) ''Fédération internationale de natation'' (French, "International Swimming Federation") * FIPS – (a)

Federal Information Processing Standard The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) of the United States are a set of publicly announced standards that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed for use in computer systems of non-military, American ...

FIR Firs (''Abies'') are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family (biology), family Pinaceae. They are found on mountains throughout much of North America, North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The ...

** (i) Final Inspection Report ** ''

Federazione Italiana Rugby The Italian Rugby Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Rugby) or FIR is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Italy. The FIR has one seat on the 28-member World Rugby Council, the governing body of World Rugby. (All other members of ...

'' (Italian, "Italian Rugby (Union) Federation") * FIRES – Fever Induced Refractory Epilepsy Syndrome ''or'' Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome * FIS – (a/i) ''Fédération internationale de ski'' (French "

International Ski Federation The ''Fédération internationale de ski et de snowboard'' (FIS; en, International Ski and Snowboard Federation) is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France during the ...

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FISA The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA" , ) is a United States federal law that establishes procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and the collection of "foreign intelligence information" between "foreign pow ...

– (a) ''

Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron World Rowing, also known as the World Rowing Federation (former abbreviation FISA; french: Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron), is the international governing body for rowing. Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who ...

'' (French, "International Federation of Rowing Associations") *

FISH Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

– (a) Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridisation *

FiST A fist is the shape of a hand when the fingers are bent inward against the palm and held there tightly. To make or clench a fist is to fold the fingers tightly into the center of the palm and then to clamp the thumb over the middle phalanges; in ...

– (p) Fire Support Team *

FITS Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) is an open standard defining a digital file format useful for storage, transmission and processing of data: formatted as multi-dimensional arrays (for example a 2D image), or tables. FITS is the most com ...

– (a) Flexible Image Transport System *

FIU Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florida ...

– (i)

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest uni ...

FJ

* fj – (s)

(ISO 639-1 code) * fJ – (s) Femtojoule * FJ – (s)

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

(ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code) * FJD – (s) Fiji dollar (

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

currency code) * FJI – (s)

(ISO 3166 trigram) * FJN – (a
Financial Job Network

FK

* fK – (s) Femtokelvin * FK – (s)

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...

(ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code) * f.k.a. or F/K/A – (i) Formerly Known As * FKP – (s)

Falkland Islands pound The pound is the currency of the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. The symbol is the pound sign, £. The ISO 4217 currency code is ''FKP''. The Falkland Islands pound has always been Fixed exchange rate, ...

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currency code) * FKSM – (i) Fort Knox Supplemental Manual * FKT – (i)

Fastest Known Time A fastest known time (FKT) is the speed record for a running or hiking route. Unlike most endurance sports competitions such as marathon world records, FKTs are self-organized and done alone or in small groups. FKTs are most popular on long trails ...

FL

* fl – (p) ''

floruit ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

'' (Latin, "living") (genealogy) * fL – (s) Femtolitre * FL – (s)

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(postal symbol) * FLA – (p)

– (i)

Front Line Assembly Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. FLA has developed its own sound incorporating elements of electronic body music and electro-industrial. The band's members ...

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Future Large Aircraft The Airbus A400M AtlasNamed after the Greek mythological figure. is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabil ...

FLAC FLAC (; Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio, developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation, and is also the name of the free software project producing the FLAC tools, the reference software p ...

– (a/i) Free Lossless Audio Codec * FLAC – (a/i)

Free Legal Advice Centres Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) is a non-profit human rights organisation that provide pro bono publico assistance via a network of legal advice clinics throughout the Republic of Ireland. They have been involved in a number of notable law cases ...

* FLAK – (p) ''FLugAbwehrKanone'' (German for "Anti-Aircraft Guns") * FLB – (i) Forward Logistics Base * FLET – (a/i) Forward Line of Enemy Troops * FLG – (p) Falun Gong *

FLIP Flip, FLIP, or flips may refer to: People * Flip (nickname), a list of people * Lil' Flip (born 1981), American rapper * Flip Simmons, Australian actor and musician * Flip Wilson, American comedian Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * ...

– (p) Flight Information Publication * FLIR – (i)

Forward Looking InfraRed Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation. The sensors installed in forward-looking infrared cameras, as well as those of other thermal ...

(sensor) * FLK – (s)

(ISO 3166 trigram) ** Also ''Funny-Looking Kid'', a medical initialism for a young child with a mostly normal but somewhat unusual ("funny") appearance that raises the suspicion index for congenital disorder. Used only before a

medical diagnosis Medical diagnosis (abbreviated Dx, Dx, or Ds) is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. It is most often referred to as diagnosis with the medical context being implicit. The information re ...

has determined the cause of the unusual appearance. *

FLOT Flot or FLOT may refer to: * Forward Line of Own Troops, a technical expression for a military front line * '' Flot.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Julius von Flotow (1788–1856), German botanist specialized in lichenology and bryology See a ...

– (a/i)

Forward Line of Own Troops A front line (alternatively front-line or frontline) in military terminology is the position(s) closest to the area of conflict of an armed force's personnel and equipment, usually referring to land forces. When a Front (military), front (an int ...

* FLSA – (i)

Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppres ...

* FLQ – (i) ''

Front de libération du Québec The (FLQ) was a Marxist–Leninist and Quebec separatist guerrilla group. Founded in the early 1960s with the aim of establishing an independent and socialist Quebec through violent means, the FLQ was considered a terrorist group by the Canadia ...

'' (French for "Québec Liberation Front") * FLQ – (a) '' Free Legal Questions'' * FLTSAT – (p) Fleet Satellite *

FLTSATCOM FLTSATCOM (also FLTSAT) is a satellite communication system of the U.S. Space Force which was used for UHF radio communications between ships, submarines, airplanes and ground stations of the Navy. Most of the transponders on these satellites ...

– (p) Fleet Satellite Communication System * FLUBOS – (a) Fat, Lazy, Useless, Bag Of Shit

FM

* FM – (s)

Factory Mutual FM Global is an American mutual insurance company based in Johnston, Rhode Island, United States, with offices worldwide, that specializes in loss prevention services primarily to large corporations throughout the world in the ''Highly Protecte ...

http://fmglobal.com * fm – (s)

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* Fm – (s)

Fermium Fermium is a synthetic element with the symbol Fm and atomic number 100. It is an actinide and the heaviest element that can be formed by neutron bombardment of lighter elements, and hence the last element that can be prepared in macroscopic qua ...

* FM ** (i) Federal Magistrate (Australian post-nominal) ** (s)

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...

(postal symbol; ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code) ** (i) Field Manual ** Flight Manager **

Frequency Modulation Frequency modulation (FM) is the encoding of information in a carrier wave by varying the instantaneous frequency of the wave. The technology is used in telecommunications, radio broadcasting, signal processing, and Run-length limited#FM: .280. ...

(electronics) * FMC ** (i) Federal Magistrates' Court (an Australian federal court, formerly FMS) ** Food Machinery Corporation (original name of the company now known as FMC Corporation) * FMCA – (i)

Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia The Federal Circuit Court of Australia, formerly known as the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia or the Federal Magistrates Service, was an Australian court with jurisdiction over matters broadly relating to family law and child support, ad ...

(used for citing decisions of the FMC other than family law decisions) * FMCAfam – (i) Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia: family (used for citing family law decisions of the FMC) * FME – (i)

Formal Methods Europe Formal Methods Europe (FME) is an organization whose aim is to encourage the research and application of formal methods for the improvement of software and hardware in computer-based systems. The association's members are drawn from academia and in ...

* FMECA – (i) Failure Modes and Effect Criticality Analysis * FMJD – (i)

Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames The Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames (FMJD, World Draughts Federation) is the international body uniting national draughts federations. It was founded in 1947 by four Federations: France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. Members C ...

FMLA The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. The FMLA was a major part of President Bill C ...

– (i)

Family Medical Leave Act The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States labor law requiring covered employers to provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. The FMLA was a major part of President Bill C ...

* Fmr – Former (as in "Fmr. president") * fMRI – (i) Functional

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio wave ...

* FMS ** (i) Federal Magistrates Service (an Australian federal court, now FMC) ** (i)

Flight Management System A flight management system (FMS) is a fundamental component of a modern airliner's avionics. An FMS is a specialized computer system that automates a wide variety of in-flight tasks, reducing the workload on the flight crew to the point that mode ...

Foreign Military Sales The United States Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program facilitates sales of U.S. arms, defense equipment, defense services, and military training to foreign governments. The purchaser does not deal directly with the defens ...

* FMSF – (i)

False Memory Syndrome Foundation The False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF) was a nonprofit organization founded in 1992 and dissolved in late 2019. The FMSF was created by Pamela and Peter Freyd, after their adult daughter Jennifer Freyd accused Peter Freyd of sexual abuse ...

* FMTV – (i)

Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of military vehicles that are based on a common chassis and vary by payload and mission requirements. The FMTV is derived from the Austrian Steyr 12M18 truck, but substantially m ...

* FMCG – (i)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), also known as consumer packaged goods (CPG), are products that are sold quickly and at a relatively low cost. Examples include non-durable household goods such as packaged foods, beverages, toiletries, cand ...

FN

* fN – (s) Femtonewton * Fabrique Nationale (Belgian firearms manufacturer) *

FNA FNA may refer to: * Algerian National Front (French: ') * β-FNA, beta-funaltrexamine, ''beta''-funaltrexamine, an opioid antagonist * Farmers of North America, a Canadian agricultural company * Fars News Agency, in Iran * Fédération Française A ...

– (i) Functional Needs Analysis *

FNaF ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (''FNaF'') is a media franchise created by Scott Cawthon. The first video game of the same name was released on August 8, 2014, and the resultant series has since gained worldwide popularity. The main series cons ...

- (a) Five Nights at Freddy’s (horror video game series)

FO

* fo – (s)

(ISO 639-1 code) * FO ** (s)

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

(ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 territory code) ** (i) Force Operations (military) ** Forward Observer ** Frame Optional (military symbology) * FOAD – (a)

Fuck Off And Die Backyard Babies are a Swedish rock band originally from Nässjö and currently based in Stockholm. The band was formed in 1989 and over the years they have released seven studio albums and won two Swedish Grammy Awards. They are largely attr ...

FOAF FOAF (an acronym of friend of a friend) is a machine-readable ontology describing persons, their activities and their relations to other people and objects. Anyone can use FOAF to describe themselves. FOAF allows groups of people to describe soc ...

– (a) Friend Of A friend * FoB – (i) Free On Board (

shipping Freight transport, also referred as ''Freight Forwarding'', is the physical process of transporting Commodity, commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it h ...

) * FOB – (i/a)

Forward Operating Base A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward Operational level of war, operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may or may not contain an airfi ...

* FOC ** (i) First of Class ** Forward of center (measure of weight bias of an

arrow An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...

) ** Full Operational Capability * FOD -

Foreign Object Debris In aviation and aerospace, foreign object debris (FOD), is any particle or substance, alien to an aircraft or system, which could potentially cause damage. External FOD hazards include bird strikes, hail, ice, sandstorms, ash-clouds or obje ...

* FoE ** (a/p) Federation of Earth ** (p)

Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 73 countries. The organization was founded in 1969 in San Francisco by David Brower, Donald Aitken and Gary Soucie after Brower's split with ...

* FOGC – (i) Federal Oil and Gas Council * FOH – (a)

Front Of House In the performing arts, front of house (FOH) is the part of a performance venue that is open to the public. In theatres and live music venues, it consists of the auditorium and foyers, as opposed to the stage and backstage areas. In a theatre, t ...

* FOIA – (a)

Freedom of Information Act Freedom of Information Act may refer to the following legislations in different jurisdictions which mandate the national government to disclose certain data to the general public upon request: * Freedom of Information Act 1982, the Australian act * ...

* FOM – (a) Federation Object Model * FOMO – (a)

Fear of missing out Fear of missing out (FOMO) is the feeling of apprehension that one is either not in the know or missing out on information, events, experiences, or life decisions that could make one's life better. FOMO is also associated with a fear of regret, ...

FONSI The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law that promotes the enhancement of the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The law was enacted on January 1, 1970.Un ...

– (a) Finding of No Significant Impact *

FOO The terms foobar (), foo, bar, baz, and others are used as metasyntactic variables and placeholder names in computer programming or computer-related documentation. - Etymology of "Foo" They have been used to name entities such as variables, f ...

– (a)

Forward Observation Officer An artillery observer, artillery spotter or forward observer (FO) is responsible for directing artillery and mortar (weapon), mortar shooting, fire onto a target. It may be a ''forward air controller'' (FAC) for close air support (CAS) and spo ...

FOR For or FOR may refer to: English language *For, a preposition *For, a complementizer *For, a grammatical conjunction Science and technology * Fornax, a constellation * for loop, a programming language statement * Frame of reference, in physic ...

** (i) Field Of Regard **

Frame Of Reference In physics and astronomy, a frame of reference (or reference frame) is an abstract coordinate system whose origin, orientation, and scale are specified by a set of reference points― geometric points whose position is identified both mathema ...

* Fortran – (p) The IBM Mathematical FORmula TRANslating System (programming language) * FOS ** (i) Florida Ornithological Society ** Full Operational Status * FoS – (i) Family of Systems * FOSE – (p) Fallout 3 Script Extender * FOSE – (a) Federal Office Systems Expo *

FOT Fot (Old Norse: ''Fotr'') was a runemaster who flourished in mid-11th century Sweden. Career Most early medieval Scandinavians were probably literate in runes, and most people probably carved messages on pieces of bone and wood.Vilka kunde rist ...

– (i) Free on truck * FOTA – (i) Fellow of the Orthodontic Technicians Association * FOTC –

Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand musical comedy duo formed in Wellington in 1998. The band consists of multi-instrumentalists Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Beginning as a popular live comedy act in the early 2000s, the duo's comed ...

* FOUO – (i) For Official Use Only * FOV – (i) Field Of View

FP

* FP – (s)

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

(FIPS 10-4 territory code) * FPF ** (i) ''

Federação Portuguesa de Futebol The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) ( pt, Federação Portuguesa de Futebol; ) is the governing body of football in Portugal. The federation was formed in 1914 as Portuguese Football Union (UPF) by the three existing regional associations ...

'' ("Portuguese Football Federation" in that language) **

Final Protective Fire Final protective fire (FPF) refers to a tactical plan for a military unit, set up in support of the infantry, to protect itself against overwhelming attack, and generally reserved for units at risk of being overrun. It involves the concentration ...

* fps – (s) frames per second (motion pictures, television, computer graphics) *

FPS FPS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * "F.P.S." (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), an episode of the TV show ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * '' fps magazine'', a defunct magazine about animation * ''The Fabulous Picture Show'', a televi ...

** (i) Fire Prevention System **

First-person shooter First-person shooter (FPS) is a sub-genre of shooter video games centered on gun and other weapon-based combat in a first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action through the eyes of the protagonist and controlling the pl ...

(computer/video games) * FOOP – (s) Friends Of Organ Pipes (Volunteer group)

FQ

* FQ – (s) Baker Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code) –

French Southern and Antarctic Territories The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (french: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) is an Overseas Territory (french: Territoire d'outre-mer or ) of France. It consists of: # Adélie Land (), the French claim on the continent ...

(ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1979) *

FQDN A fully qualified domain name (FQDN), sometimes also referred to as an ''absolute domain name'', is a domain name that specifies its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System (DNS). It specifies all domain levels, including th ...

– (i) Fully Qualified Domain Name

FR

* fr – (i)

For real For Real is an American R&B and soul quartet, that formed in 1990. In the latter part of that decade they were nominated for a Billboard Music Award and a Soul Train Music Award. The ladies have now reunited and are touring. Biography For Real s ...

* fr – (s)

French language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...

(ISO 639-1 code) * Fr – (s)

Francium Francium is a chemical element with the symbol Fr and atomic number 87. It is extremely radioactive; its most stable isotope, francium-223 (originally called actinium K after the natural decay chain it appears in), has a half-life of only 22&nb ...

* FR – (s)

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

(FIPS 10-4 country code; ISO 3166 digram) *

fra A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders founded in the twelfth or thirteenth century; the term distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the ol ...

– (s)

(ISO 639-2 code) *

FRA A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders founded in the twelfth or thirteenth century; the term distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the ol ...

** (i)

Federal Railroad Administration The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. The purpose of the FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail saf ...

** (s)

(ISO 3166 trigram) * FRAGO – (p) Fragmentary Order (military) * FRAND – (a) Fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (concept in standards-setting and intellectual property law) * FRCP ** (i)

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (officially abbreviated Fed. R. Civ. P.; colloquially FRCP) govern civil procedure in United States district courts. The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules Enabling ...

** Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians * FRICBM – (i) Full Range ICBM * frr – (s)

North Frisian language North Frisian (''nordfriisk'') is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages. The language comprises 10 dialects which are thems ...

(ISO 639-2 code) * FRR ** (s)

Falls Road Railroad The Falls Road Railroad is a Class III short line railroad owned by Genesee Valley Transportation (GVT). The railroad operates in Niagara, Orleans, and Monroe counties in New York. Operations The railroad's right-of-way consists of o ...

(

reporting mark A reporting mark is a code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on certain rail transport networks. The code typically reflects the name or identifying number of the owner, lessee, or operator of the equip ...

) ** (i) '' Federaţia Română de Radioamatorism'' (Romanian, "Romanian Amateur Radio Federation") ** (i) Fix, Rebuild, Replace ** '' Federaţia Română de Rugby'' (Romanian, "Romanian Rugby (Union) Federation") * FRO – (s)

(ISO 3166 trigram) * FRS ** (i) Fellow of the Royal Society ** U.S. Federal Reserve System * FRSA – (i) Fellow of the Royal Society of Art * FRSL – (i) Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature * Fry (disambiguation), fry – (s) West Frisian language (ISO 639-2 code) * FRY (disambiguation), FRY – (i) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

FS

* FS (disambiguation), fs – (s) Femtosecond * FS (disambiguation), fS – (s) Femtosiemens * FS (disambiguation), FS ** (i) Fire support, Fire Support (military) ** (s)

(FIPS 10-4 territory code) * FSA (disambiguation), FSA ** (i) Fire Support Area ** UK Food Standards Agency ** Functional Solution Analysis * FSB (disambiguation), FSB ** (i) ''Federal Security Service, Federal'naya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti Rossiyskoi Federatsii'' (Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности Росси́йской Федера́ции, Russian "Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation", succeeded the FSK in 1995) ** Forward support battalion, Forward Support Battalion * FSC (disambiguation), FSC ** (i) Federal Supply Classification ** (a) Forest Stewardship Council (ecological Advocacy group, pressure group * FSCL – (i) Fire Support Co-ordination Line * FSE (disambiguation), FSE – (i) Fire Support Element * F&SF – (i) (The Magazine of) Fantasy & Science fiction, Science Fiction * FSF (disambiguation), FSF – (i) Free Software Foundation * FSH (disambiguation), FSH – (i) Follicle-stimulating hormone * FSI (disambiguation), FSI – (i) Fuel Stratified Injection * FSK (disambiguation), FSK – (i) ''Federal Counterintelligence Service, Federal'naya Sluzhba Kontrrazvedki'' (Федера́льная Слу́жба Контрразве́дки, Russian "Federal Counterintelligence Service", succeeded the KGB in 1991) * FSM (disambiguation), FSM ** (s)

(ISO 3166 trigram) ** (i) Flying Spaghetti Monster (satirical religion) * FSO (disambiguation), FSO ** (i) Fire Support Officer ** Flotilla Staff Officer ** Foreign Service Officer * FSS (disambiguation), FSS – (i) Fire Support Station * FSSP (disambiguation), FSSP – (i) Families of Structurally Similar Proteins * FST (disambiguation), FST ** (i) Finance Support Team ** Finlands Svenska Television (

's Swedish-language television) ** Future Soviet Tank (Cold War era) * FSTC – (i) Foreign Science Technology Center (now NGIC) * FSV (disambiguation), FSV ** (i) Fire Support Vehicle ** Fisheries Survey Vessel ** Flexible Sender Validation ** Fort Saint Vrain, Fort St. Vrain ** ''Fußball und Sportverein'' (German "Football and Sport Association", as in FSV Mainz)

FT

* fT – (s) Femtotesla * FTC (disambiguation), FTC – (i) Federal Trade Commission * FTE (disambiguation), FTE – (i) Full-time equivalent, Full Time Equivalent * FTHGOAC - For The Highest Good Of All Concerned * FTL (disambiguation), FTL – (i) Faster-than-light, Faster Than Light * FTP – (i) File Transfer Protocol * FTS (disambiguation), FTS ** (i) Range safety, Flight Termination System used during some rocket launches ** Follow-the-sun ** Fuck That Shit * FTSE (disambiguation), FTSE – (a/i) Financial Times Stock Exchange ("footsie") * FTW (disambiguation), FTW – (i) For the win (Internet slang), For The Win (a commonly used phrase used online to indicate success), Fuck the World (disambiguation), Fuck the World, Forever Together Wherever (gang slogan)

FU

* FU (disambiguation), FU – (s) Smoke (

Code) * FUBAR – (a) Fucked/Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair * f/u/b/o – (i) For the use and benefit of (found in legal documents) * FUBU - (a) For Us, By Us * FUCK – (a) ''For, Unlawful, Carnal, Knowledge'' (Van Halen album title) * Fud (disambiguation), FUD – (a) Fear, uncertainty, and doubt, Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt (marketing strategy) * FUGAZI (acronym) – (a) British/American Army slang, then Video Gamer First-person shooter, FPS slang for ''Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In''. * Ful (disambiguation), ful – (s)

(ISO 639-2 code)

FV

* FV (disambiguation), fV – (s) Femtovolt

FW

* FW (disambiguation), fW – (s) Femtowatt * FW (disambiguation), FW – (s) Forward * F/W – (i) Fixed Wing * FWC (disambiguation), FWC – (i) Football world cup, Football World Cup * FWD (disambiguation), FWD - (a) Front-wheel drive, Front Wheel Drive (automobile transmission type) * FWF (disambiguation), FWF – (i) Fixed Word Format * FWI (disambiguation), FWI – (i) French West Indies * For What It's Worth (disambiguation), FWIW – (i) For What It's Worth * FWS – (i) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service * FWT (disambiguation), FWT – (i) Fresh Water Tank

FX

* FX (disambiguation), FX – (a) Firefox – FX (TV channel), Fox Extended – (s) Metropolitan

(ISO 3166 digram; obsolete 1997) – Special effect * FXX – (s) Metropolitan

(ISO 3166 trigram; obsolete 1997)

FY

* FY (disambiguation), fy – (s) West Frisian language (ISO 639-1 code) * FY (disambiguation), FY – (i) Fiscal year, Fiscal Year – (s) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (NATO country code) * FYA (disambiguation), FYA – (i) For Your Agenda * FYDP – (i) Five-Year Defense Plan (U.S.) * FYI – (i) For Your Information * FYI&A – (i) For Your Information and Action * North Macedonia, FYROM – (a) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, currently North Macedonia

FZ

* FZDZ – (s) Freezing Drizzle (METAR Code) * FZFG – (s) Freezing Fog (METAR Code) * FZRA – (s) Freezing Rain (METAR Code)

References

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