Fast or FAST may refer to: * Fast (noun), high

speed In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude Magnitude may refer to: Mathematics *Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction *Magnitude (ma ...

or velocity * Fast (noun, verb), to practice

fasting Fasting is the abstention from eating and sometimes drinking. From a purely physiological context, "fasting" may refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight (see " Breakfast"), or to the metabolic state achieved after ...

, abstaining from food and/or water for a certain period of time

Acronyms and coded

Computing and software

* ''

Faceted Application of Subject Terminology Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) is a general use controlled vocabulary based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). FAST is developed as a part of WorldCat by OCLC, Inc., with the goal of making subject cataloging less ...

'', a thesaurus of subject headings * Facilitated Application Specification Techniques, a team-oriented approach for requirement gathering *

FAST protocol The FAST protocol ( FIX Adapted for STreaming) is a technology standard developed by FIX Protocol Ltd., specifically aimed at optimizing data representation on the network. It is used to support high-throughput, low latency data communications betwe ...

, an adaptation of the FIX protocol, optimized for streaming *

FAST TCP FAST TCP (also written FastTCP) is a TCP congestion avoidance algorithm especially targeted at long-distance, high latency links, developed at the Netlab, California Institute of Technology and now being commercialized by FastSoft. FastSoft was a ...

, a TCP congestion avoidance algorithm * FAST and later as Fast Search & Transfer, a Norwegian company focusing on data search technologies *

Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool Fatigue is a major human factors issue in aviation safety.Caldwell JA, Caldwell JL. Fatigue in military aviation: an overview of US military-approved pharmacological countermeasures. ''Aviat Space Environ Med'' 76(7, Suppl):C39-51, 2005. The Fatigue ...

, software to develop work schedules *

Features from accelerated segment test Features from accelerated segment test (FAST) is a corner detection method, which could be used to extract Feature (computer vision), feature points and later used to track and map objects in many computer vision tasks. The FAST corner detector was ...

, computer vision method for corner detection * Federation Against Software Theft, a UK organization that pursues those who illegally distribute software *

Feedback arc set In graph theory and graph algorithms, a feedback arc set or feedback edge set in a directed graph is a subset of the edges of the graph that contains at least one edge out of every cycle in the graph. Removing these edges from the graph breaks al ...

in Tournaments, a computational problem in graph theory * USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies

Government

Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST; English: "Samoa United in Faith") is a political party in Samoa. It was founded by MP La'auli Leuatea Polataivao and is currently led by Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa. Formation The party was registered on 30 July 2020, and in ...

, a political party in Samoa *

Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act or the FAST Act is a funding and authorization bill to govern United States federal surface transportation spending. It was passed by Congress on December 3, 2015, and President Barack Obama signed ...

, passed by the United States Congress * Foreign-Deployed Advisory and Support Teams, a former program of the US Drug Enforcement Administration; see *

Free and Secure Trade The Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program is a joint United States-Canadian program between the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The FAST initiative offers pre-authorized importers, carriers and drivers exp ...

, a Canada-United States and Mexico-United States program to facilitate faster cross border trade

Military

Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is a dedicated security and anti-terrorism unit of the United States Marine Corps. It provides security forces to guard high-value naval installations, most notably those containing nuclear vessels and w ...

, a branch of the United States Marine Corps * Fuel And Sensor Tactical packs, a type of conformal fuel tank developed for the F-15 *

Future Assault Shell Technology helmet The Ops-Core Future Assault Shell Technology (FAST) Helmet, also known as the FAST helmet, is a combat helmet used by special operations forces and law enforcement organizations. The FAST helmet series features a distinctive shell shape, with ...

, a combat helmet of United States of America.

Organizations

Farnborough Air Sciences Trust The Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST) museum holds a collection of aircraft (actual and model), satellites, simulators, wind tunnel and Royal Aircraft Establishment-related material. It is based in Farnborough, Hampshire immediately adjace ...

, an aviation museum * Financial Alliance for Sustainable Trade *

Firefighter assist and search team A firefighter assist and search team (FAST), also known as a rapid intervention team/rapid intervention crew/rapid intervention dispatch (RIT/RIC/RID), is a team of two or more firefighters dedicated solely to the search and rescue of other firefig ...

, a team of firefighters dedicated to the rescue of other firefighters *

Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology The Fulbright Academy, also known as the Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology, was an international non-profit organization established by alumni of the Fulbright Exchange Program and others interested in science and technology innovation. It ...

Science and medicine

FAST (stroke) FAST is an acronym used as a mnemonic to help detect and enhance responsiveness to the needs of a person having a stroke. The acronym stands for Facial drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties and Time to call emergency services. *F - Facial dro ...

(Face, Arm, Speech, and Time), a mnemonic for the symptoms of a stroke *

Farpoint Asteroid Search Team Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the ''Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League'', or NEKAAL. It is located on the grounds of Mission Valley High School at Eskridge, near Auburn, Kansas, approx ...

, an asteroid search team located at the Farpoint Observatory * Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer, one in the series of NASA's Small Explorer spacecraft *

Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST; ), nicknamed Tianyan (, lit. "Sky's/Heaven's Eye"), is a radio telescope located in the Dawodang depression (), a natural basin in Pingtang County, Guizhou, southwest China. FAST ...

(), a large single-dish radio telescope in Guizhou province, China *

Fluorescence-activating and absorption-shifting tag FAST (''Fluorescence-Activating and absorption-Shifting Tag'') is a small, genetically-encoded, protein tag which allows for fluorescence reporting of proteins of interest. Unlike natural fluorescent proteins and derivates such as GFP or mCherry, ...

, genetically-encoded protein tag used in molecular biology *

Focused assessment with sonography for trauma Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency physicians, and paramedics as a screening test for blood around the heart (pericardial effusio ...

, an ultrasound used to examine the abdomen of a trauma patient *

Fourier amplitude sensitivity testing Fourier amplitude sensitivity testing (FAST) is a variance-based global sensitivity analysis method. The sensitivity value is defined based on conditional variances which indicate the individual or joint effects of the uncertain inputs on the output ...

, a variance-based global sensitivity analysis method *

Future Attribute Screening Technology Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) is a program created by the Department of Homeland Security. It was originally titled Project Hostile Intent. The purpose is to detect "Mal Intent" by screening people for "psychological and physiologi ...

Other acronyms

Fifteen and Send Time Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off leash with no food or toys as incentives, and the handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles. The handler ...

, a type of dog agility competition * Fairfield and Suisun Transit *

Free ad-supported streaming television Free ad-supported streaming television, commonly abbreviated FAST, is a category of streaming television services which are available to consumers without a paid subscription, are funded solely by advertising, and stream traditional television prog ...

Arts and entertainment

* "Fast" (Luke Bryan song), 2016 * Fast (Juice Wrld song), 2019 * "Fast", a song by Chief Keef and Zaytoven from ''

GloToven ''GloToven'' is the first in a series of collaborative mixtapes by American rapper Chief Keef and American producer Zaytoven. It was released on March 15, 2019, through Glo Gang and RBC Records. It follows Chief Keef's ''The Leek Vol. 7'' mixtape ...

'', 2019 * ''Fast'', an album by

Custom Custom, customary, or consuetudinary may refer to: Traditions, laws, and religion * Convention (norm), a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted rules, norms, standards or criteria, often taking the form of a custom * Norm (social), a r ...

, 2002 * ''Fast'', a 2010 short film starring Charlyne Yi * " Fast (Motion)", 2021 song by Saweetie * '' The Fast Saga'', a film series in the F&F franchise

People

People with the surname

Alexia Fast Alexia Fast (born 12 September 1992) is a Canadian actress who began her career at the age of seven when she wrote, directed and starred in the short film ''The Red Bridge,'' which premiered at the 2002 Atlantic and Reel to Reel Film ...

(born 1992), Canadian actress * Christian Fast (1762–1841), American soldier and pioneer *

Herman Becker Fast Herman Becker Fast (May 19, 1887 – December 20, 1938) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Fast was born in a Mennonite farming family in Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. He lived with his wife and family in Butt ...

(1887-1945), American businessman, farmer, and politician *

Howard Fast Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E.V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson. Biography Early life Fast was born in New York City. His mother, ...

(1914–2003), American novelist and television writer *

Jesper Fast Jesper Fast (born December 2, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Fast was drafted by the New York Rangers in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entr ...

(born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player *

Jonathan Fast Jonathan Fast (born April 13, 1948) is an American author and social work teacher. Life and career Fast was born in New York City. He attended Princeton University, and earned graduate degrees at Columbia University and Yeshiva University. He ...

(born 1948), American author, son of Howard Fast *

Julius Fast Julius Fast (April 17, 1919 – December 16, 2008) was an American author of both fiction and non-fiction. In 1946 he was the first recipient of the Edgar Award given by the Mystery Writers of America for the best first novel of 1945.Grimes, Willi ...

(1919–2008), American author, brother of Howard Fast * Matt Fast, lead singer of the Canadian punk band

The Undecided The Undecided was a p op punk band from Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. History The Undecided formed as a punk band in 1994 with members singer Matt Fast, drummer Steve Dueck, John Paul Peters guitar and Mike Kehler. In 1996 they released a demo ...

Molly Jong-Fast Molly Jong-Fast (born August 19, 1978) is an American writer, journalist, author, political commentator, and podcaster. Career As of November 2021, Jong-Fast is a contributing writer at ''The Atlantic'' and at ''Vogue''. She had previously w ...

(born 1978), American author, daughter of Jonathan Fast * Piotr Fast (born 1951), Polish professor and translator

People with the nickname

Brian Leiser Brian Andrew Leiser (better known as Fast, born 29 March 1972), is a member of the New York band Fun Lovin' Criminals Fun Lovin' Criminals are an American rap rock band from New York City. They are best known for their hit "Scooby Snacks", whic ...

(born 1972), nicknamed "Fast", musician * Fast Eddie (disambiguation)

Other uses

Fast Product Fast Product was an independent record label, established in Edinburgh by Bob Last, his partner, Hilary Morrison and Tim Pearce in December 1977. Its first release was also the first single by the Mekons, released on 20 January 1978. The labe ...

, a record label