F Sharp (PN) -  A strongly typed, multi-paradigm programming language that

encompasses functional, imperative, and object-oriented programming techniques, most often used as a cross-platform CLI language, but also to generate JavaScript and GPU code.

 

F# Tools for Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web (n) -  The tools related to F#, which is a strongly-typed, functional-first programming language for writing simple code to solve complex problems using Visual Studio and the .NET Framework. F# is designed to reduce the time-to-deployment and complexity of software components such as calculation engines and data-rich analytical services in the modern enterprise.

 

F12 Developer Tools (PN) -  Web development tools that are accessible in Internet Explorer by pressing F12 or clicking Developer Tools on the Tools menu. fabric (n) -  In VMM, the infrastructure resources (for example, virtual machine hosts, networking, and storage) that are used to create and deploy virtual machines and services to a private cloud.

 

fabric (n) -  The network of interconnected nodes consisting of servers, high-speed connections, switches, and load balancers that collectively makes up the physical underpinnings of the Microsoft Azure platform. Conceptually, the repetitive pattern of nodes and connections suggests a woven or fabric-like nature.

 

fabric controller (n) -  The service that acts as the kernel of the Microsoft Azure distributed cloud operating system, providing scheduling, resource allocation, device management, and fault tolerance for nodes in the fabric. It also manages the complete application lifecycle including service deployment, health monitoring, service healing, upgrading, and deactivation.

 

face (n) -  A set of characters that share common characteristics, such as stroke width and the presence or absence of serifs (short lines at the upper and lower edges of characters). face down (oth) -  An orientation of printed paper where the printed side is against a surface. For example, paper is face down when it is placed in a copier with the printed side against the copying surface.

 

face recognition  -  A biometric technique that uses the geometry of a person's face to authenticate identity. Limited deployments, such as those for check cashing, are in place. face scanner (n) -  A biometric sensor that analyses data points on your face to recognize or authenticate identity.

 

face up (oth) -  An orientation of printed paper where the printed side is away from a surface. For example, paper is face up when it is placed in a copier with the printed side away from the copying surface.

 

face value (n) -  The stated value that is displayed on the face of a monetary unit, such as a bill, coin, or gift card. For gift cards, the face value is the starting balance, which was paid when the gift card was issued.

 

Facebook post (n) -  A text message that can contain a link to multimedia content, that functions as opinion or comment, and that's published in a user's space or a common area of the online social-networking service named Facebook.

 

facet (PN) -  A set of logical pre-defined properties that model the behavior or characteristics for certain types of managed targets (such as a database, table, login, view,etc) in policy-based management.

 

Facet (PN) -  A set of logical pre-defined properties that model the behavior or characteristics for certain types of managed targets (such as a database, table, login, view,etc) in policy-based management.

 

facet (n) -  A constraint, such as Nullable, MaxLength, or Precision, that limits the allowable values for a property.

 

facet property (n) -  A predefined property that applies to a specific facet in Policy-Based Management.

 

faceted navigation (n) -  The process of refining a search for information by filtering on individual properties or facets of the items being searched.

 

facility (n) -  A physical space, such as a room or hall, where a service activity can be performed.

 

facility field (n) -  One of four fields of an SCODE that indicates the system service responsible for the error. It consists of a unique number that is assigned to represent the error or warning.

 

fact (n) -  User data to which rule conditions are applied. At design time, a fact is a reference to that data.

 

fact (n) -  A row in a fact table in a data warehouse. A fact contains values that define a data event such as a sales transaction.

 

fact base (n) -  A collection of facts against which rule conditions are evaluated.

 

fact data (n) -  Measures of facts that exist in context with one or more dimensions. A fact

 

is a result of an event.

 

fact dimension (n) -  A relationship between a dimension and a measure group in which the dimension main table is the same as the measure group table.

 

Fact pane (PN) -  A feature in the Desktop Viewer that displays the comments in a report and any charts that were created from report data.

 

fact retriever (n) -  A component that implements an IFactRetriever interface to retrieve user-specific fact information from a custom store.

 

fact store (n) -  The database that stores information, including role and attributes, about actors. The fact store also provides hierarchy navigation so that actions can determine the relative positions of actors within an organization.

 

fact store manager (n) -  The component that retrieves the fact information from the various FactRetriever objects.

 

fact table (n) -  A central table in a data warehouse schema that contains numerical measures and keys relating facts to dimension tables.

 

FactBox (PN) -  A UI part on the right-side of a list place or task page that can contains graphs, lists, details or links. It provides an at-a-glance view of relevant information in a convenient way, helping to provide insights and intelligence about customer accounts, supplies, shipping status, financial status of an account, etc.

 

factor (n) -  In mathematics, an item that is multiplied in a multiplication problem; for example, 2 and 3 are factors in the problem 2 x 3. The prime factors of a number are a set of prime numbers that, when multiplied together, produce the number.

 

factor depreciation method (n) -  A method of depreciation that uses a progressive or digressive factor. For example, if the factor is >50, the depreciation is progressive, which means that the amount of depreciation increases each depreciation period. If the factor is <50, the depreciation is digressive, and the amount of depreciation decreases each depreciation period.

 

factorial (n) -  Expressed as n! (n factorial), the result of multiplying the successive integers from 1 through n; n! equals n x (n - 1) x (n - 2) x ... x 1. factory (n) -  A server component that instantiates other server components. factory image (n) -  The original Windows operating system image file or the OEM custom Windows operating system image.

 

factory method (n) -  A method, usually defined as static, whose purpose is to return an instance of a class.

 

fade (n) -  The period between the central, or sustain, portion of a effect and its end.

 

Fade (n) -  An option that allows the user to specify the degree of transparency of an image.

 

Fade, Bounce Wipe (n) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Fade, Ellipse Wipe (n) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Fade, In and Out (n) -  A credit or title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Fade, Slow Zoom (n) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Fade, Wipe (n) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

fail fast exception (n) -  An exception that cannot be caught by any exception handler and that immediately causes the application to terminate and launch error reporting. failback (n) -  In a failover cluster or server cluster, the process of returning a clustered service or application to its preferred node after the node has failed and then come back online.

 

failback policy (n) -  A set of parameters that an administrator can set for a failover cluster or server cluster that affect failback operations.

 

failed (n) -  A state that applies to a resource or a node in a failover cluster or server cluster. A resource or a node is placed in the failed state after a specified number of unsuccessful attempts to bring it online.

 

failed function (n) -  The function call from the call stack that actually caused an exception, for example, the last method called from the user code or a call to a web service or .NET Remoting call.

 

failed transaction (n) -  A transaction that encountered an error and was not able to complete.

 

failover (n) -  In a failover cluster or server cluster, the process of taking a clustered service or application offline on one node and bringing it back online on another node. failover  -  Failover is a backup operational mode in which the functions of a system component are assumed by secondary system components when the primary component becomes unavailable through either failure or scheduled down time.

 

Failover Cluster Management snap-in (PN) -  A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is used to validate failover cluster configurations, create and manage failover clusters, and migrate certain settings to a cluster running the Windows Server 2008 operating system.

 

Failover Cluster Manager (PN) -  A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is used to validate failover cluster configurations, create and manage failover clusters, and migrate certain settings to a cluster running the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system.

 

Failover Cluster Manager snap-in (PN) -  A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is used to validate failover cluster configurations, create and manage failover clusters, and migrate certain settings to a cluster running the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system.

 

failover cluster snap-in (n) -  A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is used to validate failover cluster configurations, create and manage failover clusters, and migrate certain settings to a cluster.

 

failover clustering (n) -  A high availability process in which an instance of an application or a service, running over one machine, can fail-over onto another machine in the failover cluster in the case the first one fails.

 

Failover Manager (PN) -  A Windows Fabric system service responsible for failure detection and failover of services, for coordinating the placement of replicas across failure domains, for reconfiguration of the replica-set based on complaints in the system, for balancing the load across all the nodes, and for ensuring availability and reliability of the services.

 

failover partner (n) -  The server used if the connection to the partner server fails. failover relationship (n) -  The configuration assigned to two DHCP servers that provide for continuous availability of DHCP service to clients.

 

failover time (n) -  The amount of time it takes a resource, either individually or in a group, to complete the failover process.

 

failover unit (PN) -  A set of consistency units that will failover together and that can be split and merged for load balancing reasons without requiring co-ordination with the service.

 

fail-safe operator (n) -  A user who receives the alert if the designated operator cannot be reached.

 

failure (n) -  The inability of a computer system or related device to operate reliably or to operate at all.

 

failure notification (n) -  A type of cache notification triggered when the cache client misses one or more cache notifications.

 

Fair Usage Policy (n) -  The policy that states the rules of acceptable use, determined by

 

Skype.

 

fallback action (n) -  The action that an Exchange Server 2007 transport rule takes if a disclaimer cannot be applied to an e-mail message as, for example, when a message is encrypted.

 

fallback element (n) -  An alternate code to run if the XSL processor does not support an XSL element.

 

fallback form (n) -  A form that is displayed when another form option isn't explicitly set. An example would be if an administrator fails to define a form for a particular security group that has access to the application.

 

fallback site (n) -  The site in the hierarchy that clients are assigned to when they are installed by using automatic site assignment and they are not in a boundary group that has an assigned site.

 

fallback status point (n) -  A Configuration Manager site system role that helps you monitor client installation and identify clients that are unmanaged because they have problems communicating with their management point.

 

fallback trading partner agreement (n) -  A collection of settings that BizTalk Server uses for business-to-business message handling, when no explicit agreement is present. false positive (n) -  A positive test or filter result in a subject or body of data that does not possess the attribute for which the filter or test is being conducted.

 

false-positive submission copy (n) -  The capability for users to enter a specific e-mail address to receive a copy of every message submitted as a false positive familiar Office program (n) -  One of the classic Microsoft applications that can be considered to be easily recognizable by consumers. For example, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

 

family (n) -  A series of hardware or software products that have some properties in common, such as a series of personal computers from the same company, a series of CPU chips from the same manufacturer that all use the same instruction set, a set of 32-bit operating systems based on the same API (for example, Windows 95 and Windows 98), or a set of fonts that are intended to be used together, such as Times New Roman. family (n) -  An account holder who is the primary administrator (parent) and the family members they manage.

 

family (PN) -  A game category designed for children or all-ages family play.

 

Family (PN) -  A section of account.microsoft.com where people can manage their Microsoft family.

 

Family & kids (PN) -  A game category designed for children or all-ages family play. family history (n) -  Information about the diseases that run on the patient's family. family member (n) -  An account holder who is a parent or a child.

 

Family Room (PN) -  The default room name in the Rooms feature of the People Hub. Based on the concept of the family room' in many homes

 

Family Safety (n) -  An item in the Windows Control Panel that enables users to access Parental Controls and other third-party parental control features, such as web filters. Family Safety (n) -  Software that enables parents and guardians to customize children's web experiences in order to help protect their safety and privacy online.

 

Family Safety (PN) -  The link to the site to manage online access rights for, and monitor internet usage of, family members on Windows Live Family Safety.

 

family-friendly content (n) -  Text or images appropriate for all users including children; often selected via a UI element, such as a dictionary parental control. fan out (v) -  To split a message for routing purposes to deliver to multiple recipients. fan-out query (n) -  A technique for querying data across many members of a database federation. Fan-out queries are composed of member queries and summary queries. fan-out thread (n) -  A thread that creates multiple message copies and places them in the appropriate link queues. The dispatcher then triggers XFER OUT threads to process the fan-out message copies.

 

Fantasy Violence (n) -  A content descriptor developed by the Entertainment Software

 

Rating Board (ESRB).

 

fantasy violence (n) -  A label in a voluntary content-based rating system used by TV networks in the United States to indicate to viewers if a particular show has higher levels of sex, violence or adult language.

 

FAQ (n) -  A document listing common questions and answers on a particular subject.

 

FAQ  -  (Frequently Asked Questions). A document on a website or in a newsgroup which gives answers to common problems and questions. Look for an FAQ if you have a problem with something, before you email or phone support.

 

far clipping plane (n) -  The far boundary of a viewing frustum or camera beyond which objects are not rendered.

 

fast card (n) -  An NFC-enabled card (like a credit card) that users can use for payments or other transactions even when the phone is locked.

 

fast first logon (n) -  A folder redirection functionality that frees users from waiting while files are copied to the server the first time they log on after a Folder Redirection policy has been applied that redirects the path of a user folder to a network location. It also optimizes network usage on WAN links by synchronizing files as a background task.

 

fast forward (n) -  To advance audio or video playback at a speed that is faster than normal.

 

Fast Forward (PN) -  This function quickly injects content hosted by Parature into the specified field.

 

Fast Fusion (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 84.

 

fast inventory (n) -  The reading of the barcode of each tape in the library.

 

fast page mode DRAM (n) -  An older form of DRAM, used in personal computers before EDO RAM was introduced, with typical clock timings of 6-3-3-3. fast page-mode RAM (n) -  A specially designed dynamic RAM that supports access to sequential memory locations with a reduced cycle time.

 

fast roaming (n) -  A subset of the IEEE 802.11k and 802.11v protocols that provides the wireless client with a more detailed understanding of nearby Wi-Fi access points and does not require the client to undergo complete re-authentication when transitioning from one access point to the other.

 

Fast Start (PN) -  A feature in Bit Rate Throttling that delivers a maximum amount of data to a client's buffer before throttling is applied. Fast Start reduces startup latency in the client.

 

fast startup (n) -  A method of starting the computer that speeds boot time by ending the user session and hibernating the computer, rather than shutting down all running services. Fast User Switching (n) -  A feature in Windows that allows you to switch to a different computer user account without closing programs and files first.

 

FastIP  -  An IP switching protocol developed by 3Com. Fast IP differs from other IP switching in that the end user initiates the process, not a router or switch.

 

FastTab (n) -  A container for label and control pairs and for complex controls such as grids. It groups and organizes complex information into simple, manageable groups. As it displays the information that makes up the form it cannot be removed from the page.

 

FastTabs are used on task pages and they can be collapsed and expanded. The FastTab is an essential part of the form it is on and is the evolution of the tabs in Navision.

 

FAT (n) -  A file system used by MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems to organize and manage files.

 

FAT  -  (File Allocation Table; pr. ‘fat') A sort of index of where data is stored on a hard disk, used by the operating system.

 

FAT32 (n) -  A derivative of the file allocation table (FAT) file system. FAT32 supports smaller cluster sizes and larger volumes than FAT, which results in more efficient space allocation on FAT32 volumes.

 

fatal error (n) -  An error that causes the system or a program to fail abruptly with no hope of recovery. An example of a fatal error is an uncaught exception that cannot be handled. fault (n) -  A physical defect, such as a loose connection, that prevents a system or device from operating as it should.

 

fault (n) -  A programming error that can cause the software to fail.

 

Fault Detection and Isolation (n) -  A technique for monitoring a system, identifying when a fault has occurred, and pinpointing the type of fault and its location. fault domain (n) -  The physical point of failure in a data center for a cloud service role. For roles with more than one instance, Microsoft Azure deploys the instances in different fault domains to guard against outages due to physical computer failures in the data center. fault injection (n) -  A technology allowing users to inject faults into an executable without requiring rebuilding the binary or modifying the source code; thus, providing a means of simulating errors and testing recovery.

 

fault tolerance (n) -  The ability of computer hardware or software to ensure data integrity when hardware failures occur. Fault-tolerant features appear in many server operating systems and include mirrored volumes, RAID-5 volumes, and server clusters. fault tolerant heap (n) -  A heap manager that can tolerate some types of programming errors (faults) which in the default Windows heap manager would result in crashes. fault tree analysis diagram (n) -  A type of diagram commonly used to illustrate events that might lead to a failure so the failure can be prevented.

 

Fault-tolerance  -  Ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite equipment failures, power outages or other catastrophic events.

 

favorite (n) -  A user-defined shortcut to the most commonly used forms, reports, websites, etc.

 

favorite (n) -  A webpage link saved as a .url file in someone's Favorites' folder on Windows OneDrive. Favorites can be created directly within OneDrive favorite (v) -  To add something to one's Favorites folder.

 

favorite contact (n) -  A contact that someone has tagged in Messenger to appear in the group of favorite contacts' that appears at the top of the Messenger display window.' Favorite Folders (n) -  A pane located on top of the Navigation Pane that has copies of your Inbox, Sent Items, and so on. You can add, remove, and arrange folders in this pane. Collapse or expand the pane by clicking the arrow in the Favorite Folders header.

 

Favorite view (PN) -  A view available from the My Workspace area of the Operations console where you can save views that you regularly use, similar to how you save a Web page to your Favorites list in Internet Explorer favorites (n) -  The list of shortcuts to frequently-accessed websites.

 

Favorites (PN) -  A user-specified list of people who can be accessed quickly across Office communication and collaboration products.

 

favorites (n) -  The pictures that you can select to appear in the animated Pictures tile on Start, and in the Photos hub.

 

Favorites (PN) -  The Design feature that allows users to save particular Designs, Styles, or Structures for easy use or access later.

 

fax (n) -  An activity that tracks call outcome and number of pages. Optionally stores the electronic copy of the actual document.

 

fax account (n) -  A collection of settings for sending and receiving faxes using a particular fax modem or fax server. Before you can send or receive faxes in Windows, you must set up a fax account.

 

fax call (n) -  An attempt to send a fax to a computer (or to an external fax modem) via an analog phone line.

 

fax machine (n) -  A device that scans pages, converts the images of those pages to a digital format consistent with the international facsimile standard, and transmits the image through a telephone line. A fax machine also receives such images and prints them on paper.

 

fax modem (n) -  A modem that sends (and possibly receives) data encoded in a fax format (typically CCITT fax format), which a fax machine or another modem decodes and converts to an image.

 

fax server (n) -  A network server that receives incoming faxes and sends them directly to the intended recipient. A fax server can also accept outgoing faxes from the network and transmit them to their intended recipients.

 

fax-enabled (adj) -  Able to send or receive fax messages.

 

FCI (PN) -  A Windows Server feature that automates classification processes to manage data more effectively, reduce costs and mitigate risks. File Classification Infrastructure automatically classifies files, runs reports, and applies policies based on the data's business value.

 

FCS (n) -  The extra checksum characters added to a frame in a communication protocol for error detection and correction. Source: Wikipedia

 

FDA (n) -  A U.S. governmental agency that is responsible for protecting public health by regulating things such as food, drugs, medical devices, and biological products.

 

FDD  -  (Fixed Disk Drive, Floppy Disk Drive). The slot on the PC which accepts- floppy disks, almost always referred to as ‘Drive A:' by the computer. Now obsolete.

 

FDI (n) -  A technique for monitoring a system, identifying when a fault has occurred, and pinpointing the type of fault and its location.

 

FDI server (n) -  A software program for detecting, isolating, and, when possibile, resolving errors in a Windows-based system.

 

FDN (PN) -  A mode that restricts outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers.

 

Fear (n) -  A content descriptor developed by the Pan European Gaming Information (PEGI) and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).

 

feature (n) -  A set of logically related functional requirements that provides a capability to the user and enables the satisfaction of a business objective.

 

feature (n) -  A set of software functionality designed to solve a specific problem or to provide a new functionality to the user.

 

feature (n) -  In Server Manager, a software program or logical collection of software programs that, though not part of a role, can support the functionality of one or more roles, or enhance the functionality of an entire server, regardless of which roles are installed. For example, the Failover Clustering feature augments the functionality of other roles, such as File Services and DHCP Server, by enabling them to join server clusters for increased redundancy and improved performance.

 

feature (n) -  In a computing system, the functional part of Windows that can be enumerated, indirectly detected, or measured, such as Wi-Fi support. feature activation dependency (n) -  A relationship in which a feature is activated automatically when another feature is activated or a feature must be activated manually before another feature can be activated.

 

feature delegation (n) -  The process of granting access to feature areas. Access is granted to a particular user at a particular scope. For example, user -CrPeter-C? has access to the - CrLogging-C? feature at scope -C?Default Web Site.-C?

 

feature dissatisfaction (n) -  A condition where users believe that a feature does not meet the expectations set by the market, competitors, previous experiences, or promises. feature event receiver (n) -  A server-side code routine that is called when a feature is activated, deactivated, installed, uninstalled, or upgraded on a computer, server farm, or server cluster.

 

feature selection (n) -  The process of choosing the attributes that are most relevant to analysis, or most valuable. Some data mining algorithms can perform automatic feature selection, or recommend the columns that contain useful features.

 

feature stapling (n) -  The process of associating a feature with a site definition, without modifying the site definition itself or using code routines. The associated feature is added automatically to new sites that are based on that site definition.

 

Feature Upgrade (PN) -  A feature that allows IT pros and developers to upgrade features such as UI, lists, content types, actions, and workflows.

 

Featured (PN) -  The collection title for items emphasized by the store through placement on the site.

 

Featured albums (PN) -  The collection title for music albums emphasized by the store through placement on the site.

 

Featured artists (PN) -  The collection title for musical artists emphasized by the store through placement on the site.

 

Featured badges (PN) -  The group label for badges that are elevated as part of a promotion or business arrangement.

 

Featured Chefs (PN) -  Selected top celebrity chefs or star cooks currently featured on MSN site.

 

Featured Cocktails (PN) -  Selected or favorite cocktails currently featured on MSN site. featured content (n) -  A photo or video in Photos that appears as one of the initial five pieces of content that appear when Photos first starts.

 

Featured emoticons (PN) -  The group label for emoticons that are elevated as part of a promotion or business arrangement.

 

Featured Ingredients (PN) -  Selected or favorite ingredients currently featured on MSN site.

 

Featured movies (PN) -  The collection title for movies emphasized by the store through placement on the site.

 

Featured music (PN) -  The collection title for music items emphasized by the store through placement on the site.

 

Featured Partners (PN) -  Selected Food & Drink providers currently featured on MSN site.

 

Featured pictures (PN) -  The group label for pictures that are elevated as part of a promotion or business arrangement.

 

Featured Recipes (PN) -  Selected or favorite recipes currently featured on MSN site. Featured scenes (PN) -  The group label for scenes that are elevated as part of a promotion or business arrangement.

 

Featured selection (PN) -  The collection title for items chosen by merchandizers. Featured sets (PN) -  The collection title for boxed sets of movies or TV series emphasized by the store through placement on the site.

 

Featured TV (PN) -  The collection title for TV shows emphasized by the store through placement on the site.

 

Features (PN) -  A hub where users can learn about the different features of Windows Phone.

 

Federal Information Processing Standard (n) -  A system of standards, guidelines, and technical methods for information processing within the U.S. federal government. federal tax ID (n) -  In the United States, a 9-digit number that identifies a business entity to the government. A business must have an EIN if it has employees or meets other criteria specified by the federal government.

 

federal tax identification number (n) -  In the United States, a 9-digit number that identifies a business entity to the government. A business must have an EIN if it has employees or meets other criteria specified by the federal government.

 

federated (n) -  Pertaining to a contact who is external to the user's organization or enterprise but with whom the user's organization or enterprise is linked. federated application (n) -  A Web-based application that is AD- FS-enabled, meaning that it can be accessed by federated users.

 

federated conference (n) -  A conference with federated partners.

 

federated contact (n) -  A contact who is not part of the user's enterprise but with whom the user's enterprise is linked.

 

federated database servers (n) -  A set of linked servers that shares the processing load of data by hosting partitions of a distributed partitioned view.

 

federated domain (n) -  A domain that is engaged in a trust relationship with another domain, which is also called a federation. This relationship is between two federation servers, and allows a system to provide controlled access to its resources or services to a user that belongs to another security realm without requiring the user to authenticate directly to the system and without the two systems sharing a database of user identities or passwords.

 

federated IM (n) -  An instant message with a federated contact.

 

federated instant messaging (n) -  Instant messaging with federated contacts.

 

federated location definition (n) -  The configuration settings that describe how to issue a query for a given federated location and display the search results. federated search (n) -  A type of search that provides users with results from multiple search and retrieval systems.

 

federated table (n) -  A table that contains data that is distributed by the federation. federated user (n) -  An external user who has valid credentials from a federated partner, which is a trusted outside organization that is enabled for access to your Lync Server or Office Communications Server deployment.

 

federated user (n) -  A user whose account resides in an account partner organization and who can access federated applications that reside in a resource partner organization. In the context of Office 365, a federated user is one that is sourced (mastered, authenticated, created, and managed) in an organization's on-premises Active Directory. The on­premises Active Directory has a trust relationship with the cloud that allows authenticated Active Directory users to access cloud resources (or -Cirservices,-C? such a SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, etc).

 

federation (n) -  A trust relationship between two or more SIP domains that permits users in separate organizations to communicate in real time across network boundaries. federation (n) -  A pair of realms or domains that have established a federation trust. Federation  -  A technical approach where one security domain has a system to authenticate users and another security domain has a system that trusts the authenticating system

 

federation member (n) -  A database that contains parts of the federation's data and is there to provide the computational and storage capacity for parts of the federation's workload and data.

 

federation server (n) -  A computer that has been configured to host the Federation Service component of Active Directory Federation Services (AD- FS). Federation servers can authenticate or route requests from user accounts in other organizations and from clients that can be located anywhere on the Internet.

 

federation server proxy (n) -  A computer that has been configured to host the Federation Service Proxy component of Active Directory Federation Services (AD- FS). Federation server proxies provide intermediary proxy services between an Internet client and a federation server that is located behind a firewall on the corporate network.

 

Federation Service (n) -  An installable role service of Active Directory Federation Services (AD- FS) that is used to create a federation server. When it is installed, the Federation Service provides tokens in response to requests for security tokens. Multiple federation servers can be configured to provide fault tolerance and load balancing for a single Federation Service.

 

Federation Service Proxy (n) -  An installable role service of Active Directory Federation Services (AD- FS) that is used to create a federation server proxy. When it is installed, the Federation Service Proxy role service uses WS-Federation Passive Requestor Profile (WS- F PRP) protocols to collect user credential information from browser clients and Web applications and send the information to the Federation Service on their behalf. fee transaction (n) -  A transaction that registers revenue with no matching cost.

 

feed (n) -  A distribution mechanism for frequently-updated content that is aggregated by an RSS reader and delivered or published in a standard XML format. The content is often summarized, with links to a more complete version.

 

Feed Discovery (n) -  A feature of Internet Explorer in Windows Vista that finds XML feeds on a webpage. User can view the feeds and subscribe to them. feedback (n) -  The return of a portion of system output as input to the same system. Often feedback is deliberately designed into a system, but sometimes it is unwanted. In electronics, feedback is used in monitoring, controlling, and amplifying circuitry. Feedback (PN) -  A UI element that provides access to a site or process for submitting feedback on the product or service being used.

 

feedback (n) -  A color-coded status, which is displayed on the Seating Chart, that a user can set to communicate with the meeting presenter.

 

feedback (n) -  Comments about a completed assignment that an educator makes during review and grading and that are available to the student once the grade is posted. feedback (n) -  Comments or opinions about and reactions to something, intended to provide useful information for future business decisions and development.

 

Feedback Client 2013 (n) -  The name of application, which can help your development team gather both solicited and unsolicited feedback about your software projects, from your customers and other stakeholders.

 

Feedback Client 2013 Language Pack (n) -  Language Pack is a free add-on that you can use to switch the language that's displayed in the Feedback Client user interface. feedback document (n) -  A document which is sent from Navision to Outlook as a response for a synchronization query. The feedback document contains all errors or conflicts detected by the C/AL code at the Navision Service Tier during the synchronization.

 

feedback form (n) -  An online form that allows its users to submit their questions, comments and suggestions with a view to enabling improvements. feedback hub (n) -  A remote server that supports generating and aggregating the response to feedback requests.

 

Feedback Tool (PN) -  A Windows tool that users may use to report their issues to Microsoft.

 

feeder flow (n) -  A production flow that can- supply other downstream production flows. feeding tube (n) -  A tube used to provide nutrition to patients who are unable to obtain nutrition by mouth.

 

FEFO (n) -  A method used for determining the order in which goods should be taken out of inventory, so that items with the earliest expiration dates are taken first. female connector  -  A cable connector that has holes and plugs into a port or interface to connect one device to another.

 

fencing (n) -  The process of isolating a failed node from shared resources to assure data integrity.

 

fetch (v) -  To retrieve an instruction or an item of data from memory and store it in a register. Fetching is part of the execution cycle of a microprocessor; first an instruction or item of data must be fetched from memory and loaded into a register, after which it can be executed (if it is an instruction) or acted upon (if it is data).

 

Fetch (PN) -  A proprietary XML-based query language that is used in Microsoft Dynamics CRM to retrieve information.

 

fetch (v) -  To remotely view, stream, or copy files stored on a PC running OneDrive from any other device.

 

fetch  -  The process of ‘fetching' a data or instruction item from memory and writing it to a register. The ‘fetched' item is then either executed (instruction), or acted upon (data). FetchXML (PN) -  A proprietary XML-based query language that is used in Microsoft Dynamics CRM to retrieve information.

 

FEV (n) -  The volume of air coming out of the lung under forced conditions.

 

FF (n) -  A printer command that tells a printer to move to the top of the next page. In the ASCII character set, the form-feed character has the decimal value 12 (hexadecimal 0C). Because its purpose is to begin printing on a new page, form feed is also known as the page-eject character.

 

FFL (n) -  The process of creating an event log that is written to a UTF-8 formatted text file.

 

FFS  -  (For F***‘s Sake)- Internet slang, not suitable for polite company.

 

FFU (PN) -  A tool that can be used to apply Windows images to multiple devices at once. This can be used on the manufacturing floor.

 

FIB (n) -  A focused beam of gallium ions that can be used to image the surface of a PCB or other object.

 

fiber mode (n) -  A situation where an instance of SQL Server allocates one Windows thread per SQL scheduler, and then allocates one fiber per worker thread, up to the value set in the max worker threads option.

 

fiber optics (n) -  A technology for the transmission of light beams along optical fibers. A light beam, such as that produced in a laser, can be modulated to carry information. Because light has a higher frequency on the electromagnetic spectrum than other types of radiation, such as radio waves, a single fiber-optic channel can carry significantly more information than most other means of information transmission. Optical fibers are thin strands of glass or other transparent material, with dozens or hundreds of strands housed in a single cable. Optical fibers are essentially immune to electromagnetic interference. fiber optics  -  A technology that transmits infrared and visible light frequencies through strands of glass or plastic fiber.

 

Fibre Channel (n) -  A networking standard developed to connect devices that require the transmission of large volumes of data at a very high speed. A leading implementation of Fibre Channel technology has been in storage area networks (SANs). Although the term Fibre Channel implies the use of fiber-optic technology, copper coaxial cable is also supported.

 

Fiction (PN) -  The Books & reference subcategory containing apps with fictional stories and other content.

 

fidelity (n) -  The accuracy with which an image is reproduced on your personal computer. fidelity (n) -  The degree of precision and exactness with which one entity represents another.

 

field (n) -  An area in a window or record that stores a single data value.

 

field (n) -  A member that represents a variable associated with an object or class.

 

Field (n) -  An area where CSRs or Customers may enter data that will be stored by Parature.

 

field access profile (n) -  The set of field-level access permissions that have been granted to a user or users.

 

field button (n) -  A button that identifies a field in a PivotTable or PivotChart report. You can drag the field buttons to change the layout of the report, or click the arrows next to the buttons to change the level of detail displayed in the report.

 

field code (n) -  Placeholder text that shows where specified information from your data source will appear; the elements in a field that generate a field's result. The field code includes the field characters, field type, and instructions.

 

field data type (n) -  A property of a field that defines the kinds of data the field can store. field data types (n) -  A characteristic of a field that determines what kind of data it can store. For example, a field whose data type is Text can store data consisting of either text or number characters, but a Number field can only store numerical data.

 

Field Dependency (n) -  A relationship between two Parature Fields where a Child Field or Child Field Option is not available until a Parent Field or Parent Field Option has been selected.

 

Field Explorer (PN) -  A UI section that displays the fields available for customizing a form.

 

field internal name (n) -  A string that uniquely identifies a field in a content type or a SharePoint list.

 

field length (n) -  In bulk copy, the maximum number of characters needed to represent a data item in a bulk copy character format data file.

 

Field List pane (n) -  A pane that lists all the fields in the underlying record source or database object.

 

field mapping (n) -  A relationship created between a field value in one document and a possibly different field in another document.

 

field marshaller (n) -  A SQL Server feature that handles marshaling for fields.

 

field name (n) -  The name of a category of information in a mail-merge data source. For

 

example, City

 

field results (n) -  Text or graphics inserted in a document when Microsoft Word carries out a field's instructions. When you print the document or hide field codes, the field results replace the field codes.

 

field selector (n) -  A small box or bar that you click to select an entire column in a datasheet.

 

field terminator (n) -  In bulk copy, one or more characters marking the end of a field or row, separating one field or row in the data file from the next.

 

field type (n) -  The name that identifies the action or effect the field has in the document. Examples of field types are AUTHOR, COMMENTS, and DATE.

 

field value (n) -  The contents of a database field displayed inside a database results region, as shown in a Web browser.

 

field-level access (n) -  The permission that is assigned to a user or users that allow them to read, update, or create a specific field.

 

field-level synchronization (n) -  The ability to select specific fields for an entity (record type) and specify how they should synchronize between CRM and Exchange, either in both ways or in one direction (from CRM to Exchange or from Exchange to CRM).

 

FIF (n) -  The speed of air coming into the lung under forced inspiration.

 

FIFO (n) -  A method for processing a queue in which items in the queue are removed in the same order in which they were added.

 

FIFO inventory valuation method (n) -  A method of inventory valuation in which inventory is assumed for accounting purposes to move in the order it was received, regardless of its actual physical movement.

 

Fighting (PN) -  The Games subcategory containing games that simulate fighting, such as martial arts or boxing.

 

figures (n) -  A Windows feature (in CSS) that allows web designers and developers to wrap text and other inline content around specified elements and fragments. This way, they can create complex and intricate layouts. For example, in Digital Publishing this capability allows text to wrap around objects such as images. Figures can be absolutely positioned on a web page while still remaining part of the document flow. Figures can be positioned some specified distance from the top, bottom, left or right sides of the containing block.

 

file (n) -  A collection of information that is stored on a computer or device under a single name.

 

File (n) -  The name of a menu in a conversation window from which the user can save the text of the current conversation, open received files, or close the conversation window.

 

File  -  All information on a computer is stored in files, whether it is part of a program, a document created by a user, a picture, or anything else. Most software is made up of dozens, sometimes hundreds, of different files.

 

file adapter (n) -  An adapter that can read messages from the file system and submit them to the server, as well as write messages from the server to a file on the file system. file allocation table (n) -  A file system used by MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems to organize and manage files.

 

File and Registry Virtualization (PN) -  A feature that allows standard users to run applications that normally write to per-computer files and registry keys. If these write operations fail, they are automatically redirected to equivalent per-user locations.

 

File as Printout (n) -  A command that will use a print driver installed by OneNote to create an image of a wide variety of filetypes. Files are printed to the print driver and inserted as images into OneNote.

 

file association (n) -  For a particular file name extension, the association array elements that define where handlers and other attributes can be registered.

 

file attachment control (n) -  A control that allows users to attach files to their form when they fill it out.

 

file backup (n) -  A backup of all the data in one or more files or filegroups.

 

File Block (PN) -  A feature that allows end users and IT admins to control which file types and versions can be opened and saved in the application.

 

file buffer (n) -  A reserved portion of memory used to temporarily store data, pending an instruction to complete its transfer to or from a file.

 

file cache (n) -  File-based storage that is created on the client computer when the client components are installed.

 

File Classification Infrastructure (PN) -  A Windows Server feature that automates classification processes to manage data more effectively, reduce costs and mitigate risks. File Classification Infrastructure automatically classifies files, runs reports, and applies policies based on the data's business value.

 

file collection (n) -  The process of copying specified files from SMS/Configuration Manager clients to the site server during a software inventory cycle. file compression (n) -  The process of reducing the size of a file for transmission or storage.

 

file control block (n) -  A small block of memory temporarily assigned by a computer's operating system to hold information about an opened file. A file control block typically contains such information as the file's identification, its location on a disk, and a pointer that marks the user?s current (or last) position in the file.

 

file conversion (n) -  The process of transforming the data in a file from one format to another without altering the data—for example, converting a file from a word processor's format to its ASCII equivalent. In some cases, information about the data, such as formatting, may be lost. Another, more detailed, type of file conversion involves changing character coding from one standard to another, as in converting EBCDIC characters (which are used primarily with mainframe computers) to ASCII characters.

 

file copy (n) -  The first of the three stages of Setup, where the Windows program files and any additional files specified are copied to the computer's hard disk. file differential backup (n) -  A backup of one or more files containing only changes made to each file since its most recent file backup. A file differential backup requires a full file backup as a base.

 

file DSN (n) -  file Data Source Names. File-based data sources shared among all users with the same drivers installed. These data sources are not dedicated to a user or local to a computer.

 

File Explorer (PN) -  A utility that enables the user to locate and open files and folders. File extension  -  .gif .txt .doc .log etc. are all examples of file extensions. These are the letters after the period in a file name that indicates the type of file.

 

file filter (n) -  A DLL that controls the transfer of data between devices.

 

file filter (n) -  A file mask through which files are passed to separate specified items. file fork (n) -  One of the two parts of a file recognized by the Mac OS. A Macintosh file has a data fork and a resource fork. Most or all of a typical user-produced document is in the data fork; the resource fork usually contains application-oriented information, such as fonts, dialog boxes, and menus.

 

file format (n) -  The structure or organization of data in a file.

 

file format escape (n) -  In regular expressions, the usual C language character escape sequences, \'

 

file group (n) -  A File Server Resource Manager option that is used to define a namespace for a file screen, file screen exception, or storage report. It consists of a set of file name patterns, which in turn determine whether files are included or excluded from a group. file handle (n) -  In MS-DOS, OS/2, and Windows, a token (number) that the system uses to identify or refer to an open file or, sometimes, to a device.

 

File History (PN) -  A Windows feature designed to help users avoid data loss by automatically saving versions of files and copies of deleted files so that users can recover them.

 

file license (n) -  A license that authorizes protection of file resources on a single server. file list (n) -  The list of files in the current project, located in the file pane of Visual SourceSafe Explorer.

 

file lock (n) -  An operating system mechanism that prevents a file that is used in one process from being accessed, modified, or deleted from another process.

 

File management (PN) -  The Business subcategory containing apps to help businesses manage their computer files.

 

file manager (n) -  A module of an operating system or environment that controls the physical placement of and access to a group of program files.

 

File managers (PN) -  The Utilities & tools subcategory containing apps to help you manage your computer files.

 

file mapping (n) -  The association of a file's contents with a portion of the virtual address space of a process.

 

File menu (n) -  A common drop-down menu that includes commands for file operations, such as Open, Save, and Print.

 

file mode (n) -  The mode -€”Input, Output, Append, Random, or Binary-€” that determines which methods can be used to read and write files.

 

file name (n) -  The set of letters, numbers, and allowable symbols assigned to a file to distinguish it from all other files in a particular directory on a disk. A file name is the label under which a computer user saves and requests a block of information.

 

file name extension (n) -  A set of characters added to the end of a file name that identifies the file type or format.

 

File Open Picker contract (PN) -  A contract that enables developers to- create apps

 

that- use the file picker to offer files to other apps.

 

file pair (n) -  A unit of a data file and the corresponding delta file.

 

file picker (n) -  A UI element that enables users to locate and select files.

 

file port (n) -  An application-specific location that includes extra information that the

 

application requires.

 

file property (n) -  A detail about a file that helps identify it, such as a descriptive title, the author name, the subject, or a keyword that identifies topics or other important information in the file.

 

file protection (n) -  A process or device by which the existence and integrity of a file are maintained. Methods of file protection range from allowing read-only access and assigning passwords to covering the write-protect notch on a disk and locking away floppy disks holding sensitive files.

 

file replication schedule (n) -  The schedule by which Directory Services user lists that are newly uploaded are added to the Administration Center and to e-mail servers worldwide. file replication service (n) -  A service that provides multimaster file replication for designated directory trees between designated servers running Windows Server 2003. The designated directory trees must be on disk partitions formatted with the version of NTFS used with the Windows Server 2003 family. FRS is used by Distributed File System (DFS) to automatically synchronize content between assigned replicas and by Active Directory to automatically synchronize content of the system volume information across domain controllers.

 

file restore (n) -  An operation that restores one or more files of a database.

 

file rollover (n) -  The process when a program closes a file, based on a certain event, and creates a new file.

 

File Save Picker contract (PN) -  A contract that- enables devs to set up their app as a save location that the user can choose when they use the file picker to save files. file screen (n) -  A File Server Resource Manager option that is used to block certain files from being saved on a volume or in a folder tree. A file screen is applied at the folder level and affects all folders and subfolders in the designated path.

 

file screen exception (n) -  A file screen that overrides any file screening that would otherwise apply to a folder, and all its subfolders, in a designated exception path. That is, it creates an exception to any rules derived from a parent folder.

 

File Screening Audit (n) -  A storage report that lists file screening audit events on the server for a specified period. Use this report to identify users or applications that violate screening policies.

 

File server  -  A type of computer used on- networks- to provide files and other services to other computers. Often just called a server.

 

File Server for Macintosh (n) -  A service that allows users of Macintosh computers to store, access, and share files on servers running Services for Macintosh.

 

File Server Resource Manager (n) -  A suite of tools that allows administrators to understand, control, and manage the quantity and type of data stored on their servers. file share witness (n) -  A new type of Majority Node Set (MNS) quorum in Windows Server 2003. In Exchange Server 2007, cluster continuous replication (CCR) uses the MNS quorum with file share witness instead of the traditional voter node. file sharing program (n) -  A peer-to-peer file sharing client used to connect to file sharing networks in order to download or share files.

 

file size (n) -  The length of a file, typically given in bytes.

 

file specification (n) -  The path to a file, from a disk drive through a chain of directory files to the file name that serves to locate a particular file.

 

file system (n) -  In an operating system, the overall structure in which files are named, stored, and organized. NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 are types of file systems. file system cache (n) -  An area of physical memory that holds frequently used pages. It allows applications and services to locate pages rapidly and reduces disk activity.

 

File tab (n) -  A tab on the ribbon that takes users to Microsoft Office Backstage view. file to exclude (n) -  A file that is not included in the file group. file to include (n) -  A file that is included in the file group.

 

file transfer (n) -  The process of moving or transmitting a file from one location to another, as between two programs or over a network.

 

File Transfer Protocol (PN) -  A member of the TCP/IP suite of protocols, used to copy files between two computers on the Internet. Both computers must support their respective FTP roles: one must be an FTP client and the other an FTP server.

 

file type (n) -  The format of a file, commonly indicated by its file name extension. The file type indicates which program the file was created in and can be opened with.

 

file type association (n) -  For a particular file name extension, the association array elements that define where handlers and other attributes can be registered. file/registry virtualization (PN) -  A feature that allows standard users to run applications that normally write to per-computer files and registry keys. If these write operations fail, they are automatically redirected to equivalent per-user locations.

 

file-based imaging (n) -  The process of capturing information at the file level into a single volume, with metadata describing the files.

 

file-based storage (n) -  Storage that takes place in local files (as opposed to a database), which are copies of the metadata in the client computer. It is used when the client is working offline.

 

filegroup (n) -  A named collection of one or more data files that forms a single unit of data allocation or for administration of a database.

 

file-mapping object (n) -  An object that maintains the association of a file's contents with

 

a portion of the virtual address space of a process.

 

filer (n) -  A user who regularly files mailbox items into folders.

 

filer user (n) -  A user who regularly files mailbox items into folders.

 

Files (PN) -  An optional downloadable app that allows a person to browse the files stored in the phone using a file explorer like interface.

 

Files by File Group (n) -  A storage report that lists files that belong to specified file groups. Use this report to identify file group usage patterns and to identify file groups that occupy large amounts of disk space. This can help you determine which file screens to configure

 

Files by Owner (n) -  A storage report that lists files, grouped by owner. Use this report to analyze usage patterns on the server and to identify users who use large amounts of disk space.

 

filestream (n) -  A sequence of bytes used to hold file data.

 

FileTable (PN) -  A feature that provides internal storage to the core SQL Server product. FileZilla  -  FileZilla is free, open source, cross-platform FTP software, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. Binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It supports FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS).- http://filezilla-project.org/ fill (n) -  In computer graphics, the colored or patterned paint' inside an enclosed figure fill (v) -  To add color or a pattern to the enclosed portion of a circle or other shape. fill effect (n) -  An effect that applies to the appearance of the interior of an enclosed text character or other shape.

 

fill factor (n) -  An attribute of an index that defines how full the SQL Server Database Engine should make each page of the index.

 

fill handle (n) -  The small black square in the lower-right corner of a selected cell that can

 

be used to copy data and to fill adjacent cells with a series of data.

 

fill in the blank question (n) -  A type of question (for example, in a poll, survey or test)

 

where the user must enter a response in the blank space or spaces provided.

 

fill out (v) -  To enter information into a form.

 

fill rate (n) -  The percentage of ad requests where an ad is displayed to the user.

 

fill series (v) -  A sequence of data such as numbers, number and text combinations, dates, or time periods, based on an established pattern and used to automatically fill data into worksheet cells.

 

Fill Transform (PN) -  A tool that lets you alter the appearance of a gradient or pattern fill. For example, you can use the Fill Transform tool to rotate or scale a pattern fill inside a path or shape.

 

Fill With Color tool (n) -  A tool that allows the user to change the color of a group of pixels at once.

 

filled map (n) -  A chart type for geographic data using color progression for numeric values or discrete colors for categorical values and relationships on locations over a map. filler ingredient (n) -  A type of ingredient in a formula that is used to increase the total quantity of a product. The filler ingredient has no chemical influence on any of the active ingredients in the formulation.

 

Film Age, Old (n) -  A filter effect in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Film Age, Older (n) -  A filter effect in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Film Age, Oldest (n) -  A filter effect in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Film Grain (n) -  A filter effect in Windows Movie Maker.

 

filmstrip (n) -  A form of Launcher that scrolls from right to left and displays both a strip of smaller application icon images on the sides, and a single larger application preview image in the center.

 

filter (n) -  A pattern or mask through which data is passed to separate specified items. filter (n) -  A set of conditions and associated actions that may be applied to certain tasks. For example, an email rule might stipulate that all messages from a particular sender be placed into a specific folder.

 

filter (v) -  To display only the rows in a list that satisfy the conditions you specify. You use the AutoFilter command to display rows that match one or more specific values, calculated values, or conditions.

 

filter (v) -  To display files that meet certain criteria. For example, you might filter files by a particular author so that you only see the files written by that person. Filtering does not delete files, it simply changes the view so that you only see the files that meet your criteria.

 

filter (v) -  To define the types of UI Automation elements to be included in a view of the UI Automation tree.

 

filter (n) -  A tool that you can use to categorize inventory items for quick searching.

 

Filters also restrict the availability of items to customers, vendors, and warehouse processes.

 

filter (n) -  Words, phrases, sources, languages, time frame, authors, or an author's reach that the data set does or doesn't contain.

 

Filter  -  1) A device which allows you to use an ordinary phone over a telephone line set up for an- ADSL- internet connection. Also called a micro-filter. 2) A program or set of programs that automatically removes- spam- from your- email.

 

filter area (n) -  The part of PivotTable or PivotChart view that contains filter fields.

 

Filter By Form (v) -  A technique for filtering data that uses a version of the current form or datasheet with empty fields in which you can type the values you want the filtered records to contain.

 

Filter By Selection (v) -  A technique for filtering records in a form, datasheet, or data access page in which you retrieve only records that contain the selected value. filter criteria (n) -  Conditions that users specify to limit which records are included in the result set of a query.

 

Filter Excluding Selection (v) -  A technique in which you filter records in a form, datasheet, or data access page to retrieve only those records that don't contain the selected value.

 

filter field (n) -  A field in the filter area that you can use to filter data displayed in PivotTable or PivotChart view. Filter fields perform the same functions as page fields in Microsoft Excel PivotTable reports.

 

Filter For Input (v) -  A technique for filtering records that uses a value or expression you

 

enter to find only records that contain the value or satisfy the expression.

 

filter handler (n) -  A handler that scans documents for text and properties.

 

filter icon (n) -  The icon that appears next to filtered data in a form.

 

filter link (n) -  An association between a filter control and a parameter. This association is

 

defined on a report or scorecard in a dashboard. Items with links to a filter change when

 

the filter is modified.

 

filter section (n) -  Area below the nav bar where users define and edit filters.

 

Filter Web Part (PN) -  A feature that enables users to modify dashboard views by changing the subset of data that is displayed in reports or scorecards. filtered access token (n) -  An access token with the least administrative privileges required for the session. It is a restricted access token where all elevated privileges have been filtered out. A filtered access token is created by default for all interactive users that are not standard users, except the built-in administrator.

 

filtered group (n) -  A local security group that is removed from an access token. When User Account Control (UAC) creates the filtered access token, the filtered groups are removed.

 

filtered HTML (n) -  An HTML format with Microsoft Office-specific tags removed. filtered view (n) -  A view to which a set of conditions have been applied to reduce the total number of displayed objects.

 

FilterKeys (n) -  A Windows 9x accessibility control panel feature that enables users with physical disabilities to use the keyboard. With FilterKeys, the system ignores brief and repeated keystrokes that result from slow or inaccurate finger movements. final assembly (n) -  Final end-item product assembly before customer fulfillment. final state (n) -  In a statechart or activity diagram, a representation of the completion of activity in the enclosing state or action state. The final state is indicated by a bull's eye. finalizer (n) -  A method that frees resources and performs other cleanup operations. Finance (PN) -  An app category that facilitates management of personal finances.

 

Finance and Accounting System Implementation (n) -  A template that outlines the steps needed to implement a finance and accounting system. It assumes an existing system or process is in place and a new system will be replacing it. It also assumes that the new application software system has already been chosen.

 

financial dimension (n) -  A financial data classifier created from the parties, locations, products, and activities in an organization and used for management reporting.

 

financial dimension value (n) -  A data element in the domain of a financial dimension. financial dimension value constraint (n) -  A hierarchical financial dimension relationship that restricts the set of all possible financial dimension value combinations to a set of valid financial dimension value combinations.

 

financial information (n) -  A tab on a record that lists the Account or Business Contact's financial information, which was retrieved from Small Business Accounting.

 

Financial Integration (n) -  A feature that enables the user to access information from an accounting system from within Business Contact Manager for Outlook.

 

Financial Modernization Act of 1999 (n) -  A U.S. law containing financial provisions that require all financial institutions to disclose to consumer customers their policies and practices for protecting the privacy of non-public personal information. Non-public personal information includes any PII provided by a customer, resulting from transactions with the financial institution or obtained by a financial institution through providing products or services.

 

Financial Reporting Instance Standard (oth) -  A standard that places additional constraints on instance documents that are used for financial reporting. All instance documents that are valid under FRIS are valid XBRL documents. However, not all XBRL documents are valid under FRIS.

 

Financial Reporting Taxonomy Architecture (oth) -  A standard that places additional constraints on XBRL taxonomies that are intended to express information used in financial reporting. All taxonomies that are valid under FRTA are valid XBRL documents.

 

However, not all XBRL documents are valid under FRTA.

 

financial statement (n) -  A statement of a company's financial state as of the end of a defined period. A financial statement may include an operating statement (an income statement showing the results in terms of profit and loss of normal business activities), a balance sheet (assets and liabilities), and other financial information.

 

financial statement (n) -  A report that documents the financial information and financial position of an organization.

 

financial template document (n) -  An XML schema that contains all the necessary elements that are needed to capture awizard selection and to drive the screens in the wizard.

 

find (v) -  To seek specific data within a file or data structure.

 

Find (v) -  A field in the main Communicator window where a user can search for a person by name or e-mail address. Communicator searches the corporate address book. find (v) -  To locate text or a specific item on a Web page or in a document. find (v) -  To locate or come upon through action.

 

Find (PN) -  A UI element that enables the user to locate text, and go to other locations wherever the text occurs in a document.

 

Find Message view (n) -  A reporting view that enables users to find messages based on tracked message properties.

 

Find My Phone (PN) -  A feature that lets you ring, lock, erase, or show your Windows phone on a map from account.microsoft.com.

 

Find similar picture or video (v) -  A feature that searches the Library to find and group pictures and videos with similar color, tone, and intensity.

 

fine tune (v) -  To manually edit and make adjustments to your photos.

 

fine tuning setting (n) -  A setting that shifts all inserted images by the same amount to align them properly on a full sheet of labels or stickers. fine-grained lock (n) -  A lock that applies to a small amount of code or data. Fine-Grained Permissions (n) -  A security feature that allows for greater granularity and customization of user permissions.

 

finger (n) -  An Internet utility, originally limited to UNIX but now available on many other platforms, that enables a user to obtain information on other users who may be at other sites (if those sites permit access by finger). Given an e-mail address, finger returns the user's full name, an indication of whether or not the user is currently logged on, and any other information the user has chosen to supply as a profile. Given a first or last name, finger returns the logon names of users whose first or last names match.

 

Finger  -  A program that you point at the username of someone on a networked system. It uncovers that person's full name, most recent log-in time, and other information. It's also used as a verb, meaning to apply the program to the user name.

 

Finger  -  A Unix command that provides information about users logged in; and it can also be used to retrieve the .plan and .project files from a user's home directory.

 

Finger  -  A gesture by a programmer to another person that has ripped off his code without even recognition.

 

finger input (n) -  A specific type of touch input in which fingertips only are used to touch the Surface screen.

 

fingerprint reader (n) -  An authentication device that digitally scans an individual's fingerprint, records the unique pattern of the individual's ridges and valleys, and determines if the pattern matches the pattern of the person who has access permission to a particular device, such as a computer or a phone, or to a Web site.

 

Finish (PN) -  A navigation button used to complete and close a wizard.

 

finish date (n) -  The date that a project or task is scheduled to be completed. This date is based on the task's start date, duration, calendars, predecessor dates, task dependencies, and constraints.

 

finished good (n) -  An item assembled for sale using a bill of materials.

 

finished unit (n) -  A Surface developer unit that has acrylic panels on all sides. You have to remove the appropriate end panel to access the I/O connections. finite capacity (n) -  The capability of a resource (worker, machine, work center, plant, or organization) to produce output within a specified period of time without exceeding the available capacity.

 

finite loading (n) -  A scheduling method that assumes that limited capacity for labor and machines is available.

 

finite material (n) -  A method for scheduling resources that assumes that all the component materials needed for production are available when the production process starts.

 

finite property (n) -  A method for scheduling resources that considers limits to the type of work a work center can perform at a given time. Finite property specifies the type of products or operations to be carried out at the same time at a work center. finite scheduling (n) -  A scheduling method that assumes that limited capacity for labor and machines is available.

 

FIPS (PN) -  A system of standards, guidelines, and technical methods for information processing within the U.S. federal government.

 

Fire- Fighting  -  Desperately working to fix bugs to avoid being fired.

 

Firefox  -  A popular alternative- browser, available free from- Mozilla, which you can use instead of Internet Explorer.

 

firewall (n) -  A security solution that segregates one portion of a network from another portion, allowing only authorized network traffic to pass through according to traffic filtering rules.

 

Firewall  -  Originally a dedicated computer between you and the internet, preventing hackers, spammers and similar undesirables from taking over your PC. Now often just a program running on your PC, performing the same task. Recent versions of Windows have one built-in.

 

firewall rule (n) -  A rule permitting or blocking communication through Windows Firewall via a particular protocol and port or range of ports.

 

firewall traversal (n) -  A technology that provides secure pathways through a firewall and enables multiple data streams to pass thru the firewall on the same port (e.g., audio and video data on the same port).

 

Firewire  -  A standard for very fast data transfer, created by- Apple, popular for applications that use very large files, particularly video editing. Requires special hardware, generally added to a computer as an- expansion card.

 

firewire  -  technology that allows a computer to have an almost unlimited number of devices running without using up all the hardware interrupts. the registered trademark of Apple's IEEE 1394 digital connection.

 

firm planned order (n) -  An order that is generated to fulfill an item requirement and that cannot be modified as to quantity or time.

 

firmware (n) -  The software that is embedded in a hardware device and controls how the device interacts with the operating system.

 

Firmware  -  A computer program or software stored permanently in PROM or ROM or semi-permanently in EPROM.

 

Firmware  -  Software stored in PROM, ROM or EPROM; essential programs that remain even when the system is electrically turned off. Firmware is considerably easier to modify than hardware but more permanent than software stored on disk or volatile memory. firmware system binary (PN) -  A feature that enables partners to place a system binary from firmware into Windows without modifying a Windows binary or executable file. OEMs can use this to make sure that, even after a user has removed or reinstalled the operating system, features such as theft-recovery applications, remote data-deletion software, or the ability to provide a missing device driver are still available to the user. first boot (n) -  A phase of Windows Setup that starts the first time an end user boots Windows.

 

First Expiry First Out (oth) -  A method used for determining the order in which goods should be taken out of inventory, so that items with the earliest expiration dates are taken first.

 

first in, first out (n) -  A method for processing a queue in which items in the queue are removed in the same order in which they were added.

 

first in, first out inventory valuation method (n) -  A method of inventory valuation in which inventory is assumed for accounting purposes to move in the order it was received, regardless of its actual physical movement.

 

first match (n) -  A matching criteria used in regular expressions that chooses the subsequence that was found first when the regular expression is matched.

 

First Name (n) -  In the Add a Contact Wizard, one of the fields by which you can search for a contact.

 

first name (n) -  The given name for an individual.

 

fiscal period (n) -  A division of a fiscal year that is reflected on financial statements. fiscal period (n) -  A time period division of a fiscal year.

 

fiscal printer (n) -  A printer with security features for tax authorities to confirm the taxes collected by the retailer.

 

fiscal year (n) -  A span of time during which the financial activities of an organization are calculated. A fiscal year is divided into fiscal periods, typically defined as semesters, quarters, or months. The organization determines the dates that begin and end its fiscal year, which may not correspond to a traditional calendar year.

 

fiscal year (n) -  An approximate 12-month fiscal period used by an organization that prepares annual financial statements.

 

fishbone diagram (n) -  A type of diagram that documents all the factors that contribute to

 

or affect a given situation (all the causes that lead to a certain effect).

 

fit (n) -  One of the criteria used for evaluating the success of a data mining algorithm. Fit

 

is typically represented as a value between 0 and 1, and is calculated by taking the

 

covariance between the predicted and actual values of evaluated cases and dividing by the

 

standard deviations of the same predicted and actual values.

 

fit (n) -  Something that fits, or is suitable or appropriate, for a situation.

 

five 9s  -  The five 9s of accuracy: 99.999% accuracy

 

fix (n) -  A single cumulative package composed of one or more files used to address a problem in a product. Hotfixes address a specific customer situation and may not be distributed outside that customer organization.

 

Fix it button (n) -  A UI element that allows the user to have an automated step through a resolution to a problem.

 

Fix pane (n) -  An area in Windows Photo Gallery that includes an assortment of picture editing tools for common editing tasks. The Fix pane is opened by clicking the Fix button on the toolbar in Photo Gallery.

 

fixed amount off (n) -  The exact amount subtracted from the list price to arrive at a custom price.

 

fixed asset (n) -  An accounting classifier used to classify any long-term asset whose cost expiration is recognized over more than one year.

 

fixed asset addition (n) -  An add-on item to a fixed asset that is considered part of the fixed asset and is not tracked as its own fixed asset, such as an extra battery for a laptop. Typically, an add-on item is maintenance or an improvement and relates to a write-up adjustment.

 

fixed asset group (n) -  A set of characteristics that are assigned to a fixed asset. The fixed asset inherits the characteristics (such as type, number sequences, and default value models) from the group.

 

fixed compensation (n) -  Compensation, independent of performance, that is awarded to an employee by an organization.

 

fixed compensation plan (n) -  A compensation structure that is used to determine fixed compensation levels (bands, grades, or steps) and the compensation ranges associated with each level. This plan is often used for employees of the same employee type that are within a specific geographical area.

 

fixed cost (n) -  A cost that does not vary with changes in product delivery throughput or output.

 

fixed currency (n) -  A currency that has a fixed exchange rate in relation to another currency.

 

fixed database role (n) -  A predefined role that exists in each database. The scope of the role is limited to the database in which it is defined.

 

fixed date (n) -  A date to which a task is tied either because the date was entered in the Actual Start or Actual Finish field or because the task is constrained by an inflexible constraint.

 

fixed dialing (n) -  A feature that allows a user to restrict the device to dial only the numbers or area codes that are specified.

 

Fixed Dialing Number (PN) -  A mode that restricts outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers.

 

fixed distribution allocation method (n) -  A method for calculating allocations based on a specified percentage.

 

fixed document (n) -  One instance of an XPS document in an XPF document package. A fixed document has the extension .fdoc, is listed in the FixedDocumentSequence element, its root element is <FixedDocument> and it is comprised of fixed pages.

 

fixed exchange rate (n) -  An exchange rate that pegs one currency's value to another currency's value.

 

fixed file location (n) -  The full or absolute address of a file - for example,

 

www.microsoft.com/location/sublocation/filename.htm.

 

fixed grid (n) -  Grid lines on the drawing page that stay the same distance apart when you zoom in or zoom out of a drawing.

 

fixed layout (n) -  A layout that does not change as the screen size, aspect ratio, app size, or orientation changes.

 

fixed location (n) -  A permanent location that is assigned to an item in a warehouse. Multiple items can have the same fixed location, and a single item can have multiple fixed locations.

 

fixed markup (n) -  The exact amount added to the list price to arrive at a custom price. fixed material consumption (n) -  Absolute quantity of a material resource to be used to complete an assignment. A fixed consumption rate indicates that the amount of material used will be constant, regardless of changes to task duration or assignment length. fixed page (n) -  A page in an XPS fixed document. A fixed page has the extension .fpage, is listed in the FixedDocument element, its root element is FixedPage and it contains text, layout information, and references to images, fonts, and other custom resources.

 

fixed percentage allocation method (n) -  A method for calculating allocations based on a specified percentage.

 

fixed positioning (n) -  Placement of an element relative to either the element's parent or, if there isn't one, the body. Values for the element's Left and Top properties are relative to the upper-left corner of the element's parent.

 

fixed quantity kanban (n) -  A type of kanban that is used when the number of kanbans that are assigned to a kanban rule is constant.

 

fixed rate (n) -  The multiplier used for converting the base currency of the Web site to the buyer currency or supplier currency.

 

fixed server role (n) -  A predefined role that exists at the server level. The scope of the role is limited to the SQL Server instance in which it is defined.

 

fixed value (n) -  A user-entered value or value from a static source that does not change unless manually altered by the user.

 

fixed version (n) -  A file version that prohibits the viewer from making edits.

 

fixed weight allocation method (n) -  A method for calculating allocations by using weighted values.

 

fixed-duration task (n) -  A task in which the duration is a fixed value and any changes to the work or the assigned units [that is, resources] don't affect the task's duration. This is calculated as follows: Duration x Units = Work.

 

fixed-length (adj) -  Pertaining to anything whose size is predetermined and constant. fixed-price project (n) -  A type of project in which the customer pays a predetermined amount for the entire project.

 

fixed-price project estimate (n) -  The estimated total cost to complete a fixed-price project.

 

fixed-rate agreement (n) -  An exchange rate that is frozen for the entire project period. fixed-size virtual hard disk (n) -  A virtual hard disk with a fixed size that is determined and for which all space is allocated when the disk is created. The size of the disk does not change when data is added or deleted.

 

fixed-width text file (n) -  A file containing data, where each field has a fixed width. flag (n) -  Broadly, a marker of some type used by a computer in processing or interpreting information; a signal indicating the existence or status of a particular condition. Flags are used in such areas as communications, programming, and information processing. flag (v) -  To associate a flag with a message or other item.

 

flag (n) -  A graphic that indicates follow-up action is required, or otherwise identifies an important item.

 

flagged (adj) -  Marked with a flag.

 

Flame  -  Internet slang for an email, forum or newsgroup post insulting or telling someone off.

 

Flamewar  -  A public trading of insults in a- newsgroup- or forum. Sometimes flamewars get so out of hand that there are hundreds of flames in the newsgroup and almost nothing else.

 

Flash (n) -  A Macromedia development environment containing video, multimedia, and application development features to help create rich user interfaces, online advertising, e­learning courses, and enterprise application front-ends.

 

flash (v) -  To alternate between calls when there is an active call and a call on hold.

 

Flash  -  A technology for displaying animations and videos on webpages, created by the Macromedia Corporation. The Flash Player is a plugin which enables internet browsers to display the animations.

 

flash  -  Flash memory (FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE for SHARED MEMORY):- This type of non-volatile memory has the ability to retain its information even when there is no power source.

 

flash  -  FLASH is erased (or bulk erased) electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). FLASH has the electrically erasable benefits of EEPROM but the small, economical cell size of EPROM technology

 

flash  -  A bandwidth friendly and browser independent vector-graphic animation technology. As long as different browsers are equipped with the necessary plug-ins, Flash animations will look the same. As of late 2005, Macromedia is now owned by- Adobe flash auto (n) -  A flash mode used to set off the flash automatically according to the ambient light conditions.

 

Flash drive  -  A removable data storage device, usually thumb sized and plugged into a- USB- port.

 

Flash Fill (PN) -  A feature that extends AutoComplete functionality to show a live preview of suggested values for an entire range of cells based on what the user is typing. flash memory card (n) -  A device used by many digital cameras to store pictures and video. Flash memory cards store computer information such as text, pictures, and music, and can be copied, erased, and used many times.

 

flash off (n) -  A flash mode when the phone's built-in camera flash is set to off. flash on (n) -  A flash mode when the phone's built-in camera flash is set to on.

 

Flashing (n) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Flashpix (n) -  A multi-resolution, tiled file format for digital images.

 

flat appearance (n) -  The recommended visual display of a control when it is nested inside another control or scrollable region.

 

flat cap (n) -  For paths that contain unconnected ends, the end of the stroke that is left as a flat edge.

 

flat file (n) -  A file consisting of records of a single record type in which there is no embedded structure information that governs relationships between records. flat file format (n) -  An image file format in which individual objects cannot be edited. Files stored in JPEG, GIF, and BMP formats are all flat files. The PhotoDraw MIX file format is not a flat file format.

 

flat list (n) -  A result set in which any member hierarchies are ignored and all members are presented as equal. Regardless of how the members are presented however, hierarchical information is always maintained in the member metadata.

 

flat namespace (n) -  A namespace that is unstructured and cannot be partitioned, such as the network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) namespace. In a flat namespace, every object must have a unique name.

 

flat navigation pattern (n) -  The navigation structure recommended to be used for Windows Store apps that contain a small number of pages and its information is not organized in a hierarchy, i.e., the pages, tabs, and modes are logical peers.

 

flat structure (n) -  The navigation structure recommended to be used for Windows Store apps that contain a small number of pages and its information is not organized in a hierarchy, i.e., the pages, tabs, and modes are logical peers.

 

flat-file logging (n) -  The process of creating an event log that is written to a UTF-8

 

formatted text file.

 

flatrate  -  pricing plan for Telco

 

flatten (v) -  In digital graphic creation and manipulation programs, to combine all layers of text, images, and other graphic elements into a single layer. Elements cannot be edited after the graphic is flattened, so a graphic is not usually flattened until the final step when all adjustments have been made to the individual layers. Flattening an image significantly reduces its file size and allows it to be saved in a wider range of formats. Flattening is similar to grouping in that both actions combine a set of objects. However, flattening is a permanent action, whereas a group of objects can be ungrouped.

 

flatten (v) -  To convert a nested structure into a flat structure.

 

flattened interface (n) -  An interface created to combine members of multiple interfaces. flattened rowset (n) -  A multidimensional data set presented as a two-dimensional rowset in which unique combinations of elements of multiple dimensions are combined on an axis.

 

flexbox (n) -  A control that- allows designers and developers to position and align child elements within a parent container and can be used to create flexible containers that proportionally expand to fill any remaining space in an HTML layout.- These capabilities allow immersive application developers to build key application layouts, such as toolbars of navigation elements.

 

FlexGo (PN) -  The technology and business model behind a Microsoft licensing program that enables low-entry-cost personal computing through subscription and pay-as-you-go software licensing.

 

FlexGo Management Portal (PN) -  A Web site used by customer service representatives and support personnel to perform administrative functions such as updating information for computers that are already in the system or creating batch updates.

 

FlexGo technology (PN) -  The technology and business model behind a Microsoft licensing program that enables low-entry-cost personal computing through subscription and pay-as-you-go software licensing.

 

flexible authentication (n) -  An authentication process where users in a variety of identity management systems can be authenticated.

 

flexible constraint (n) -  A constraint that does not tie a task to a single date. Flexible constraints are As Soon As Possible, As Late As Possible, Finish No Earlier Than, Finish No Later Than, Start No Earlier Than, and Start No Later Than.

 

flexible ID (n) -  An identifier that is assigned to various synchronization entities, such as replicas. The identifier can be of fixed or variable length.

 

flexible identifier (n) -  An identifier that is assigned to various synchronization entities, such as replicas. The identifier can be of fixed or variable length.

 

flick (v) -  A quick, straight stroke of a finger or pen on a screen. A flick is recognized as a gesture, and interpreted as a navigation or an editing command.

 

flick (v) -  To put your finger on a touchscreen and then swipe it quickly, lifting your finger off the screen, in the direction you want.

 

flicker (n) -  Rapid, visible fluctuation in a screen image, as on a television or computer monitor. Flicker occurs when the image is refreshed (updated) too infrequently or too slowly for the eye to perceive a steady level of brightness. In television and raster-scan displays, flicker is not noticeable when the refresh rate is 50 to 60 times per second. Interlaced displays, in which the odd-numbered scan lines are refreshed on one sweep and even-numbered lines on the other, achieve a flicker-free effective refresh rate of 50 to 60 times per second because the lines appear to merge, even though each line is actually updated only 25 to 30 times per second.

 

flicks set (n) -  A collection of gestures you can make with a tablet pen to quickly navigate and perform shortcuts.

 

Flight Search (PN) -  A feature that allows a user to search for flights on airlines.

 

Flight Status (PN) -  A feature that allows a user to check the status of a given airline flight.

 

flip (v) -  To change the orientation of a selected object horizontally, vertically, or in both directions.

 

flip ahead (v) -  To go to the next page on a site quickly by swiping across the page or clicking the Forward button.

 

flip ahead (n) -  A feature in Internet Explorer that enables users to go to the next page on a site quickly by swiping across the page or clicking the Forward button. flip bar (n) -  The list of documents that are currently open displayed in the order which you opened them.

 

flip chip packaging (n) -  A packaging technique that connects die bond pads to a package substrate without using wire bonds. The bumped die is placed on the package substrate where the bumps connect to the package pins.

 

FlipView (PN) -  The control for Windows Store apps that enables users to flip through content.

 

float (n) -  A data type that holds floating-point number data from -1.79E + 308 through 1.79E + 308. float, double precision, and float(n) are SQL Server float data types. float (v) -  To manipulate an interface element, such as a panel or a toolbar, in order to make it a window separate from the application window.

 

floating (adj) -  Able to move freely as its own window. A floating window is always on top. Toolbars, menu bars, the toolbox, and palettes can float.

 

floating column chart (n) -  A stacked column chart that creates the effect of floating columns by making the first data series invisible. The result is a chart that depicts mininum and maximum values.

 

floating object (n) -  A graphic or other object that is inserted in the drawing layer so that you can position it precisely on the page or in front of or behind text or other objects. floating point (n) -  A number represented by a mantissa and an exponent according to a given base. The mantissa is usually a value between 0 and 1. To find the value of a floating-point number, the base is raised to the power of the exponent, and the mantissa is multiplied by the result. Ordinary scientific notation uses floating-point numbers with 10 as the base. In a computer, the base for floating-point numbers is usually 2. floating toolbar (n) -  A toolbar that is not attached to the edge of the program window.

 

You can change the shape of some floating toolbars.

 

floating version rights (n) -  The categories of software licenses that are available for purchase from Microsoft and that grant the purchaser the right to use the latest version of a software title as it becomes available, throughout the term of the customer's volume license agreement.

 

floating-point number (n) -  A number represented by a mantissa and an exponent according to a given base. The mantissa is usually a value between 0 and 1. To find the value of a floating-point number, the base is raised to the power of the exponent, and the mantissa is multiplied by the result. Ordinary scientific notation uses floating-point numbers with 10 as the base. In a computer, the base for floating-point numbers is usually 2.

 

floating-point unit (n) -  A circuit that performs floating-point calculations.

 

flood attack (n) -  A denial-of-service attack in which a server is flooded' with requests that cannot be completed. Once flooded

 

Flood Mitigation (n) -  A feature in the General Configuration Settings that enables the user to specify how ISA Server will prevent flood attacks.

 

flooding  -  An attack that attempts to cause a failure in (especially, in the security of) a computer system or other data processing entity by providing more input than the entity can process properly.

 

Floor Is Stock-Out Threshold (n) -  A site-level setting that overrides the Stock-Out Threshold value of each product.

 

floor plan (n) -  A drawing that shows the layout of individual rooms or entire floors of a building including the wall structure, building core, and electrical symbols. A type of building plan.

 

floppy disk (n) -  A reusable magnetic storage medium. The floppy disk used today is the rigid 3.5-inch microfloppy that holds 1.44 MB. It is called floppy because the first varieties were housed in bendable jackets.

 

Floppy disk  -  Also known as a- diskette. Now obsolete. Originally called floppy disks because they were round and non-rigid, but later the actual floppy disk was enclosed inside a rigid, near-square protective casing. Most programs used to be released on floppy disks, but modern programs are so large that they are now released on CD ROM or DVD instead.

 

floppy disk drive (n) -  A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks.

 

FLOPS (n) -  A measure of the speed at which a computer can perform floating-point operations.

 

flow (n) -  Any of the different members of the Flow dimension.

 

flow (n) -  A content processing or query processing pipeline that contains operators that determine how the content or the query is processed.

 

flow control (n) -  The management of data transmission between two devices, such as between the CPU and a peripheral device or between nodes in a network. It ensures that the receiver can handle all the incoming data and usually depends on a set of protocols established at the beginning of the transmission session that define how and when a sender may transmit. Flow control also enables slower-speed devices to communicate with higher-speed ones.

 

Flow dimension member (n) -  Any of the different members of the Flow dimension. flow layout (n) -  A way of designing a form in which all elements are positioned one immediately after the other.

 

flowchart (n) -  A graphic map that can document procedures, analyze processes, indicate work or information flow, or track cost and efficiency.

 

flowchart symbol (n) -  An icon that illustrates one of the various flowcharting functions. Fluent (adj) -  Characterized by design and functional elements introduced in the 2007 Microsoft Office suite user interface.

 

Fluent user interface (PN) -  The user interface introduced with the 2007 Microsoft Office suite. It includes components and features such as the Ribbon, Galleries, Live Preview, the Mini Toolbar, and Contextual Tabs.

 

fluid application model (n) -  A model that enables secure, cross-domain, integration

 

between external applications and SharePoint Foundation deployments.

 

flush (adj) -  Aligned in a certain way on the screen or on paper. Flush left, for example,

 

means aligned on the left side; flush right means aligned on the right side.

 

flushing principle (n) -  The method that is used to register item consumption for a BOM

 

line against a production order.

 

Fly In, Fades (v) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Fly In, Fly Out (v) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Fly In, Left and Right (v) -  A credit or title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Fly In, Top Left (v) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

Fly Out (v) -  A title animation in Windows Movie Maker.

 

flyer (n) -  A circular or pamphlet for distribution, normally used for advertisements. flyout (n) -  A control to expose lightweight, contextual UI.

 

flyout anchor (n) -  A button-like control in the Ribbon that pops up a menu with more options when clicked.

 

flyout control (n) -  A control that developers use to create a flyout.

 

flyweight patching (n) -  A process that reduces the time that is required to apply updates to installed applications whereby only the parts of an application that are modified by an update actually change.

 

FM (PN) -  A Windows Fabric system service responsible for failure detection and failover of services, for coordinating the placement of replicas across failure domains, for reconfiguration of the replica-set based on complaints in the system, for balancing the load across all the nodes, and for ensuring availability and reliability of the services.

 

FMP (PN) -  A Web site used by customer service representatives and support personnel to perform administrative functions such as updating information for computers that are already in the system or creating batch updates.

 

f-number (n) -  In photography, the diameter of the aperture expressed in terms of the focal length of the camera lens. The greater the f-number, the less light reaches the film and the more in focus the objects in the foreground and the background will be. For example, with an f-number = 16 the objects in the far background will be in focus. Whereas, with an f- number = 2 the background will be blurry (while foreground objects are in focus).

 

FOAD  -  ( Off And Die)- Internet slang. Pretty self-explanatory really.

 

FOB (oth) -  A shipping method that establishes the point at which ownership of goods passes to the buyer. The FOB can establish ownership when an item is damaged in transit. focal length (n) -  The distance between the camera's lens and the image plane.

 

Focus (n) -  A feature of Lync Server or Office Communications Server that manages conference state.

 

Focus (PN) -  The search topic selector menu from which you can select an item that an analysis focuses on.

 

Focus Factory (n) -  A feature of Lync Server or Office Communications Server that helps to manage conferences and schedule meetings.

 

focus of control (n) -  In a sequence diagram, the time period during which an object or actor is performing an action. Activation is represented by a thin rectangle. focusable (adj) -  Pertaining to anything (e.g. elements) that can receive focus.

 

Focused Ion Beam (n) -  A focused beam of gallium ions that can be used to image the surface of a PCB or other object.

 

fold count (n) -  A value that represents the number of partitions that will be created within the original data set.

 

folder (n) -  A named storage area on a computer or device containing files and other folders. Folders are used to organize information electronically, the same way actual folders in a filing cabinet do.

 

folder (n) -  In Distributed File System (DFS), an object in a namespace that virtualizes multiple shared folders (referred to as folder targets), or in the case of folders without targets, adds hierarchy to the namespace.

 

folder (n) -  A feature that allows users to group tiles and Live Tiles on the Start Screen and keep apps better organized.

 

Folder  -  An area on a disk for storing- files- in. Folders can also contain other folders, which in turn can contain more folders, and so on almost to infinity. folder hierarchy (n) -  A bounded namespace that uniquely identifies all reports, folders, shared data source items, and resources that are stored in and managed by a report server. folder home page (n) -  An Internet Web page or intranet page that is associated with an Outlook folder. If a page has been associated with the folder and the option is set, the Web page appears in the Outlook window whenever you select the folder.

 

Folder List (n) -  A menu option that displays the folders available in your mailbox.

 

Folder List (PN) -  The list of folders that appears in the Navigation Pane when viewing mail in Outlook for Mac.

 

Folder Pane (PN) -  A pane in the Outlook window that contains folders for each view, such as Mail or Calendar.

 

folder picker (n) -  A UI element that enables users to locate and open folders.

 

Folder Redirection (n) -  A Group Policy option that allows you to redirect designated folders to the network.

 

folder tree (n) -  A hierarchy of folders in the Exchange store very similar in structure to the standard file system. A single folder can contain child folders, which, in turn, can contain other child folders.

 

folder watching (n) -  A feature that instructs the application to monitor folders for newly added content.

 

Folders view (n) -  The view of a web site that shows how the content of the site is organized. You can create, delete, copy, and move folders and files in Folders view.

 

Folk (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 80.

 

Folklore (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 115.

 

Folk-Rock (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 81.

 

follow (v) -  To track content, people or other entities by adding them to a list of things that you care about and for which you would like to surface updates about changes and activities.

 

Follow Up (PN) -  A button on the toolbar that opens the Form Assistant pane, where a user can create a related activity.

 

follow up (adj) -  To act on or make further investigations on a contact or lead, on the basis of information received.

 

followed hyperlink (n) -  A hyperlink on a Web page that a site visitor has activated by

 

using a mouse device, keyboard, or other type of pointing device.

 

follower (n) -  A person who subscribes to receive updates of another person's activities.

 

follow-up activity (n) -  An activity created using the Follow Up form in the Form

 

Assistant.

 

font (n) -  A graphic design applied to a collection of numbers, symbols, and characters. A font describes a certain typeface, along with other qualities such as size, spacing, and pitch.

 

Font  -  Another word for typeface, ie the style of lettering.

 

Font Cache Service (PN) -  A Win32 service process that optimizes performance of applications by caching commonly used font data. Applications will start this service if it is not already running. It can be disabled, though doing so will degrade application performance.

 

font cartridge (n) -  A plug-in unit available for some printers that contains fonts in several styles and sizes. As with downloadable fonts, printers using font cartridges can produce characters in sizes and styles other than those created by the fonts built into it.

 

Font choices (PN) -  The option that shows the set of fonts that can be applied to a sway. font embedding (n) -  The act of inserting font information into the publication or the compiled application. Once the font is embedded, the information becomes part of the publication or the application.

 

font family (n) -  The set of available fonts representing variations of a single typeface. For example, Times Roman and Times Roman Italic are members of the same font family. When the user indicates italic, the system selects the correct italic font for the font family, with its characteristic appearance. If there is no italic font in the family, the system simply slants, or obliques'

 

font manager (n) -  A software program that helps you increase or decrease the sets of available fonts.

 

font previewer (n) -  A tool or feature that allows users to see different fonts, typography formats, and lettershapes that display on the computer and/or on Web sites. font resource (n) -  A graphic design applied to a collection of numbers, symbols, and characters. A font describes a certain typeface, along with other qualities such as size, spacing, and pitch.

 

font resource file (n) -  A file that contains information about a font.

 

font scheme (n) -  A pre-designed combination of fonts that work well together. font size (n) -  The point size of a set of characters in a particular typeface. font style (n) -  The stylistic attributes of a font -€” such as bold, italic, and underline. font subsetting (n) -  Embedding a limited number of characters specific to one font, reducing file size.

 

font substitution (n) -  A substitution that occurs when Windows or your printer uses a font similar to the one you used in your publication to display or print your publication. font weight (n) -  An indication of the amount of vertical thickness in the characters of a font.

 

Food & Dining (PN) -  A list of restaurants and bars in a specific neighborhood.

 

Food & Drink (PN) -  An application that provides recipes and tools for meal-planning, instructional views, and an extensive wine guide.

 

Food and Drug Administration (n) -  A U.S. governmental agency that is responsible for protecting public health by regulating things such as food, drugs, medical devices, and biological products.

 

foot (v) -  To total amounts vertically. The resulting sum can be checked against a total obtained by cross-footing (adding amounts horizontally).

 

footer (n) -  One or more lines of text in the bottom margin area of a page. A footer may contain elements such as the page number, the name of the file, or the date. footer  -  A formatting style designated in HTML by a specific tag and used at the end of an HTML file.

 

force feedback (n) -  A technology that generates push or resistance in an input/output device. Force feedback enables an input/output device, such as a joystick or a steering wheel, to react to the user's action in appropriate response to events displayed on the screen. For example, force feedback can be used with a computer game to react to a plane rising in a steep ascent or a race car turning a tight corner.

 

Force Removal (v) -  A link that allows the user to trigger removal of a database from a group of databases.

 

forced expiratory volume (n) -  The volume of air coming out of the lung under forced conditions.

 

forced failover (n) -  For an availability group, a form of failover (with possible data loss) that can be initiated by a database administrator in response to the loss of the primary replica when automatic failover did not occur.

 

forced inspiratory flow (n) -  The speed of air coming into the lung under forced inspiration.

 

forced manual failover (n) -  For an availability group, a form of failover (with possible data loss) that can be initiated by a database administrator in response to the loss of the primary replica when automatic failover did not occur.

 

forced quorum (n) -  The process to start a WSFC cluster even though only a minority of the elements that are required for quorum are in communication.

 

forced rename state (n) -  The state that a Windows Live ID takes when the user account with which it is associated is deleted from Outlook Live, but the Windows Live ID for the account isn't deleted. The credentials for that Windows Live ID are still valid and recognized, but the Windows Live ID is put into a forced rename state. If someone tries to sign in using that Windows Live ID and its password, they're asked to rename the Windows Live ID. They can rename the Windows Live ID, but because the new e-mail address can't exist in the Outlook Live domain, the Windows Live ID is no longer functional in Outlook Live.

 

forced service (n) -  In a database mirroring session, a failover initiated by the database owner upon the failure of the principal server that transfers service to the mirror database while it is in an unknown state. Data may be lost.

 

forced vital capacity (n) -  The volume of air that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration, measured in liters.

 

forecast (n) -  A prediction of future events, such as income, sales, or weather.

 

forecast dimension (n) -  A dimension that is used to characterize the level of detail for which a forecast is defined.

 

forecast plan (n) -  A long-range plan for estimating capacity, quantities of finished goods to be sold, and quantities of components needed, and for establishing financial priorities. forecasting (n) -  A planning tool that helps management in its attempts to cope with the uncertainty of the future, relying mainly on data from the past and present and analysis of trends. Forecasting starts with certain assumptions based on the management's experience, knowledge, and judgment.

 

foreground (n) -  The brush color of displayed characters and graphics, for example, the color of the text that is displayed in a TextBox control.

 

foreground color (n) -  The color that is currently selected for drawing or displaying text on the screen. In monochrome displays, the foreground color is the color of a bitmap or other graphic.

 

foreground page (n) -  The top page of a drawing.

 

foreground program (n) -  The program that runs in the active window (the uppermost window with the highlighted title bar). The foreground program responds to commands issued by the user.

 

foreign address (n) -  Any address type that the MS Mail postoffice does not have a gateway or access component installed for routing.

 

foreign computer (n) -  A computer that uses another message queuing system but, through a connector application, can exchange messages with computers that run Message Queuing.

 

Foreign connector (PN) -  An Exchange Server 2007 connector that uses a Drop directory on a Hub Transport server to send messages to a local messaging server that doesn't use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) as its primary transport mechanism. foreign currency (n) -  Any form of money in public circulation that is not your base (local) currency.

 

foreign currency revaluation (n) -  A procedure for recording revalued assets and liabilities that account for differences in exchange rates between an original transaction currency unit and accounting currency unit conversion and a period end transaction currency and accounting currency conversion.

 

foreign currency translation (n) -  The process of restating foreign currency accounts of subsidiaries into equivalent currency (usually the reporting currency of the parent company), in order to prepare consolidated financial statements in the native currency of the parent company.

 

foreign currency translation (n) -  A procedure for recording revalued functional currency account balances when restating account balances in a reporting currency. foreign currency unit (n) -  A currency unit of a country/region that is not the functional currency unit of the primary legal entity.

 

foreign key (n) -  A key in a database table that comes from another table (also know as the referenced table') and whose values match the primary key (PK) or unique key in the referenced table.'

 

foreign key (n) -  A set of fields whose values are migrated from a primary key or an alternate key from a parent table.

 

foreign key association (n) -  An association between entities that is managed through foreign key properties.

 

Foreign Principal Group (n) -  A type of group within a forest (B) that enables that group to access the resources of a different forest (A) by assigning the FPG group with the same ID as a group within the A forest and enabling it to mimic the access permissions of the group with the same ID of Forest A.

 

foreign table (n) -  A table that contains a foreign key.

 

foreign-address (n) -  A deprecated function in List Processor (Lisp), specifying the location of a foreign object which takes the form of a Lisp integer, a Lisp vector, or a foreign-pointer instance.

 

foreseeable loss (n) -  An expected loss on a project that is treated as an expense transaction because it is likely that the total project cost will exceed the total project revenue or capitalization limit.

 

forest (n) -  One or more Active Directory domains that share the same class and attribute definitions (schema), site and replication information (configuration), and forest-wide search capabilities (global catalog). Domains in the same forest are linked with two-way, transitive trust relationships.

 

forest  -  A collection of one or more- domain- trees with a common schema and implicit trust relationships between them.

 

forest configuration (n) -  A configuration object used to model Active Directory forests. forest root domain (n) -  The first domain created in a new forest. The forest-wide administrative groups, Enterprise Admins and Schema Admins, are located in this domain. As a best practice, new domains are created as children of the forest root domain. forest trust (n) -  A trust between two Windows Server 2003 forests that forms trust relationships between every domain in both forests. A forest trust can be created only between the forest root domains in each forest. Forest trusts are transitive, and they can be one-way or two-way. An administrator must manually establish a forest trust, unlike an automatically established trust, such as a parent-child trust.

 

fork  -  A stream of data that can be opened and accessed individually under a common filename. The Mac OS Standard and Extended file systems store a separate data fork and resource fork as part of every file.

 

fork  -  In BSD, fork is a system call that creates a new process.

 

form (n) -  In some applications (especially databases), a structured window, box, or other self-contained element that serves as a visual filter for the underlying data it is presenting. form (n) -  A structured document or template with spaces reserved for entering information and often containing special coding (e.g. to trigger data processing). form (n) -  A form targeted at either the Web or the console.

 

form area (n) -  The area of the InfoPath workspace that displays the form you are working with.

 

form assignment (n) -  Assignment of responsibility, by a contributor, to submit data, review data, or approve data on a data entry form.

 

form control (n) -  On a Web site, an individual box or button with which you enter information on an electronic form.

 

form definition file (n) -  An XML file with an .xsf extension that contains information about all other files and components used within a form, including user interface customizations, XML Schemas, views, business logic, events, and deployment settings. form editor (n) -  The user interface control in Microsoft Dynamics CRM where you can create and edit forms for an entity.

 

form factor (n) -  The size, shape, and configuration of a piece of computer hardware. The term is often applied to subcomponents such as disk drives, circuit boards, and small devices, such as handheld PCs. It can also be used more broadly to include the arrangement and positioning of external switches, plugs, and other components of the device, or it can refer to the footprint of an entire computer.

 

form factor (n) -  A category of devices that share a property or properties relating to size, aspect ratio, input mechanisms, and other physical characteristics.

 

form feed (n) -  A printer command that tells a printer to move to the top of the next page. In the ASCII character set, the form-feed character has the decimal value 12 (hexadecimal 0C). Because its purpose is to begin printing on a new page, form feed is also known as the page-eject character.

 

form field (n) -  A data-entry field on a page. A site visitor supplies information in a field either by typing text or by selecting a field.

 

form files (n) -  A collection of files that are used to implement a form. File types can include .html, .xml, .xsd, .xslt, script, and other file types that are necessary to support the functionality of the form.

 

form footer (n) -  Use to display instructions for using a form, command buttons, or unbound controls to accept input. Displays at the bottom of the form in Form view and at the end of a printout.

 

form handler (n) -  A program on a server that runs when a site visitor submits a form. form header (n) -  Use to display a title for a form, instructions for using it, or command buttons that open related forms or carry out other tasks. Displays at the top of the form in Form view and at the beginning of a printout.

 

form instance (n) -  An instance, or copy, of a PerformancePoint Planning form template that is pushed to a PerformancePoint Add-in for Excel contributor, reviewer, or approver via an assignment.

 

form library (n) -  A folder in which a collection of forms based on the same template is stored and shared. Each form in a form library is associated with user-defined information that is displayed in the content listing for that library.

 

Form Library URL Repair Tool (PN) -  A feature that updates absolute URLs in form templates associated with SharePoint Form Libraries (i.e., InfoPath XSNs) as well as Universal Data Connection files.

 

Form Mode (n) -  The option that lets users choose, be default, what mode they will view records in forms in.

 

form module (n) -  A module that includes code for all event procedures triggered by events occurring on a specific form or its controls.

 

form properties (n) -  Attributes of a form that affect its appearance or behavior. For example, the DefaultView property is a form property that determines whether a form will automatically open in Form view or Datasheet view.

 

form region (n) -  A customizable extension to Microsoft Office Outlook forms. form selector (n) -  The box where the rulers meet, in the upper-left corner of a form in Design view. Use the box to perform form-level operations, such as selecting the form. form template (n) -  A file or set of files that defines the data structure, appearance, and behavior of a form.

 

form template library (n) -  The location, in the top-level site of a site collection, where the form templates that have been activated by an administrator are stored.

 

Form view (n) -  A window that displays a form to either show or accept data. Form view is the primary means of adding and modifying data in tables. You cannot change the design of a form in this view.

 

formal agent (n) -  An agent who may be signed in into UC throughout the day, and they may sign in and out of the ACD system during the day. They are fully aware of their role as an agent and want to be able to see the numbers of calls in the queues they are serving, and so on.

 

format (n) -  The overall layout or pattern of a document.

 

format (v) -  To prepare a disk for use by organizing its storage space into a collection of data compartments'

 

format (v) -  To arrange objects in a specified form or layout.

 

format (n) -  The attributes of a cell in a spreadsheet, such as its being alphabetic or numeric, the number of digits, the use of commas, and the use of currency signs. format (n) -  The structure or organization of data in a file.

 

format (n) -  The structure or appearance of a unit of data, such as a field, or text in a message body.

 

format bar (n) -  A toolbar within an application used for modifying the format of the document being displayed, such as changing font size or type.

 

format file (n) -  A file containing meta information (such as data type and column size) that is used to interpret data when being read from or written to a data file.

 

Format Object task pane (PN) -  A task pane that provides functionality for formatting

 

objects.

 

Format Painter (v) -  A feature that replicates formatting from a source item -€” such as text in Word, a cell in Excel, a control in Access, or a shape in Publisher -€” to one or more target items.

 

format switch (n) -  A switch (\*) or instruction that specifies the capitalization, numeral style, and character formatting that Microsoft Word uses in a field result. formatting (n) -  The elements of style and presentation that are added to documents through the use of margins, indents, and different sizes, weights, and styles of type. formatting dimension (n) -  The dimension that numeric formatting is applied to. Formatting Palette (PN) -  A free floating utility in Microsoft Office for Mac that puts the right formatting options at users' fingertips when they need them.

 

forms cache (n) -  A location on a computer's hard drive to store a local copy of a form to improve performance when opening a form subsequent times.

 

forms-based authentication (PN) -  A service that enables applications to provide their own logon UI and to verify credentials independently.

 

formula (n) -  A sequence of values, cell references, names, functions, or operators in a cell that together produce a new value.

 

formula (n) -  A numeric relationship among production process inputs and production process outputs.

 

Formula AutoComplete (PN) -  An AutoComplete feature for Excel formulas. formula bar (n) -  A bar at the top of the Excel window that you use to enter or edit values or formulas in cells or charts. Displays the constant value or formula stored in the active cell.

 

Formula Builder (PN) -  A tool that helps you create or edit a formula and also provides information about functions and their arguments.

 

formula item (n) -  An output of a batch process controlled by a formula.

 

Formula Palette (n) -  A tool that helps you create or edit a formula and also provides information about functions and their arguments.

 

Forum  -  A public or semi-public area on a website or bulletin board where you can read and post messages on a particular topic, allowing public debate.

 

forward (v) -  To send a received e-mail message or calendar item, either modified or in its entirety, to a new recipient.

 

forward (v) -  To move a call to another phone before the call is answered.

 

Forward (adj) -  A navigation button used to return to a page from which the user has navigated away via the Internet Explorer Back command.

 

forward lookup (n) -  In DNS, a query process in which the friendly DNS domain name of a host computer is searched to find its IP address. In DNS Manager, forward lookup zones are based on DNS domain names and typically hold host address (A) resource records. forward mailbox (n) -  A mailbox used by the E-mail Router to route incoming Microsoft Dynamics CRM e-mail messages and create activities for individual users.

 

forward planning (n) -  A method for determining a production schedule by beginning with the production start date and working forward to determine the production completion date.

 

forward proxy (n) -  An intermediate server that sits between the client and the origin server. To retrieve content from the origin server, the client sends a request to the proxy naming the origin server as the target. The proxy then requests the content from the origin server and returns the content to the client.

 

forward scheduling (n) -  A method for determining a production schedule by beginning with the production start date and working forward to determine the production completion date.

 

forward slash (n) -  The / character.

 

forwarding proxy (n) -  An Office Communications Server used to forward SIP traffic within an organization.

 

forward-only cursor (n) -  A cursor that cannot be scrolled; rows can be read only in sequence from the first row to the last row. foster (v) -  To encourage or facilitate.

 

four character code (n) -  A 32-bit unsigned integer that is created by concatenating four ASCII characters to identify a data format.

 

FOURCC code (n) -  A 32-bit unsigned integer that is created by concatenating four ASCII characters to identify a data format.

 

four-headed arrow (n) -  Two arrows in shape of a cross, with two heads each pointing in opposite directions.

 

Fourier transform (n) -  A mathematical method, developed by the French mathematician Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (1768-1830), for signal processing and signal generation tasks such as spectral analysis and image processing. The Fourier transform converts a signal value that is a function of time, space, or both into a function of frequency. The inverse Fourier transform converts a function of frequencies into a function of time, space, or both.

 

FPM DRAM (n) -  An older form of DRAM, used in personal computers before EDO RAM was introduced, with typical clock timings of 6-3-3-3.

 

FPM RAM (n) -  A specially designed dynamic RAM that supports access to sequential memory locations with a reduced cycle time.

 

FPS (n) -  The number of video frames displayed per second. Higher frame rates generally produce smoother movement in the picture.

 

FPS  -  1- (Frames Per Second)- A measure of the smoothness and quality of animations, particularly in computer games. The more frames per second, the better the quality.

 

FPS  -  2- (First Person Shooter)- A computer game where you shoot things, played from a first person perspective, ie with you standing behind the gun(s). Also known as a- shoot-‘em-up.

 

FPSE (PN) -  A set of programs you can use to administer, author, and browse a FrontPage-extended Web site.

 

FPU (n) -  A circuit that performs floating-point calculations.

 

FQDN (n) -  A DNS name that has been stated to indicate its absolute location in the domain namespace tree. In contrast to relative names, an FQDN has a trailing period (.) to qualify its position to the root of the namespace (host.example.contoso.com). fraction (n) -  A number that is not a whole number, such as (vulgar fraction) or 0.5 (decimal fraction), formed by dividing one quantity into another.

 

fraction (n) -  A small part, amount, or proportion of something.

 

fraction bar (n) -  A line that separates the numerator and denominator of a fraction. frag  -  Shoot someone in a computer game.

 

fragment (n) -  A subtree of UI Automation elements within a host framework such as a window.

 

fragment (n) -  A concrete sequence of media samples of a track that correspond to a particular interval in an IIS Smooth Streaming presentation.

 

fragment caching (n) -  The process of storing only parts of a Web page. You accomplish this by caching the output of a user control, such as navigation bars, headers, and footers. fragmentation (n) -  The breaking apart of files as they are stored by the operating system into small, separate segments on disk.

 

frame (n) -  In synchronous communications, a package of information transmitted as a single unit. Every frame follows the same basic organization and contains control information, such as synchronizing characters, station address, and an error-checking value, as well as a variable amount of data.

 

frame (n) -  One of many sequential images that make up video or animation.

 

frame (n) -  An independent section on a webpage. Each frame is actually a separate webpage and can have its own scrollbars.

 

frame (n) -  In asynchronous serial communications, a unit of transmission that is sometimes measured in elapsed time and begins with the start bit that precedes a character and ends with the last stop bit that follows the character.

 

frame (n) -  A space, shown onscreen as a box, that contains a particular element of your publication.

 

frame  -  A packet of data including start and end of frame delimiters.

 

frame  -  An HTML feature that allows web designers to segment the window of a web browser into distinct sections.

 

frame buffer (n) -  A portion of a computer's display memory that holds the contents of a single screen image.

 

frame check sequence (n) -  The extra checksum characters added to a frame in a communication protocol for error detection and correction. Source: Wikipedia frame format (n) -  The way in which a network type, such as Ethernet, formats data to be sent over a network. When multiple frame types are allowed for a particular network type, the packets are structured differently and are, therefore, incompatible. All computers on a network must use the same frame type to communicate.

 

frame grabber (n) -  A device used in computer graphics that uses a video camera, rather than a scan head, to capture a video image and then stores it in memory with the aid of a special-purpose circuit board.

 

frame rate (n) -  The number of video frames displayed per second. Higher frame rates generally produce smoother movement in the picture.

 

frame type (n) -  The way in which a network type, such as Ethernet, formats data to be sent over a network. When multiple frame types are allowed for a particular network type, the packets are structured differently and are, therefore, incompatible. All computers on a network must use the same frame type to communicate.

 

Frame Zoom Control (n) -  A control that contains a slider.

 

frames page (n) -  A page that divides a Web browser's window into different areas called frames that can independently display Web pages.

 

frames per second (n) -  The number of video frames displayed per second. Higher frame rates generally produce smoother movement in the picture.

 

frameset (n) -  A page that divides a Web browser's window into different areas called frames that can independently display Web pages.

 

framework (n) -  In object-oriented programming, a reusable basic design structure, consisting of abstract and concrete classes, that assists in building applications. Framework (n) -  An integral Windows component that supports building, deploying, and running the next generation of applications and XML Web services. It provides a highly productive, standards-based, multilanguage environment for integrating existing investments with next generation applications and services, as well as the agility to solve the challenges of deployment and operation of Internet-scale applications. The .NET Framework consists of three main parts: the common language runtime, a hierarchical set of unified class libraries, and a componentized version of ASP called ASP.NET. framework package (n) -  A package that can be used by other packages. fraudulent (n) -  Engaging in fraud or deceptive.

 

free (adj) -  Free time appears with a clear availability indicator and is seen as available when others view your Calendar. An appointment of zero duration, while visible in the selected block of time when viewing days, shows as free time to others.

 

Free (adj) -  An Azure Web site hosting tier, used for pricing calculation.

 

Free App Service (PN) -  The new name for Free Websites, a resource of the Azure App Service service ideal for experimenting with the platform and for development and test scenarios.

 

free cell (n) -  In the FreeCell game, the four card locations in the upper-left corner of the screen. Each cell holds one card.

 

Free Database (Hours) (n) -  A resource of the ‘MySQL Database on Azure' service type of the ‘Data Services' service for ‘Pay-As-You-Go' billing based on the number of usage hours.

 

free media pool (n) -  A logical collection of unused data-storage media that can be used by applications or other media pools. When media are no longer needed by an application, they are returned to a free media pool so that they can be used again.

 

Free Mobile Services unit (n) -  A unit of measure for the Free tier of the Microsoft Azure Mobile Services service.

 

Free Notification Hub unit (n) -  A unit of measure for the Free tier of the Microsoft Azure Notification Hubs service.

 

Free On Board (oth) -  A shipping method that establishes the point at which ownership of goods passes to the buyer. The FOB can establish ownership when an item is damaged in transit.

 

free slack (n) -  The amount of time that a task can slip before it delays another task. free space (n) -  The space available on a hard disk for creating primary partitions and extended partions, on which logical drives can be created, formatted, and assigned drive letters.

 

free tape (n) -  A tape that is available to be written to by operations such as backup or copy.

 

Free tier (n) -  An Azure offer for Windows 10 store developers who can get access to cloud services (including Application Insights) at no cost.

 

free trial (n) -  A version of a product that can be used at no cost for a limited period of time for purposes of evaluation.

 

free/busy information (n) -  Information regarding the availability of a user.

 

free/busy status (n) -  Information regarding the availability of a user.

 

free/busy time (n) -  In Calendar, time status and user defined labels are indicated by colors and patterns.

 

freeform (n) -  Any shape that you draw by using the Curve, Freeform, and Scribble tools. Freeform shapes can include straight lines and freehand curves. They can be drawn opened or closed and can be edited by using the drawing tools.

 

freeform curve (n) -  A curved line, made up of segments and defined by control points. freeform path (n) -  A line that is drawn as if by a pencil. A pixel is placed everywhere that the mouse cursor moves, so long as the mouse button is pressed. All paths can be stroked or filled.

 

FreeLibrary (n) -  A function that processes call after they explicitly linked to a DLL module when that module is no longer needed, decrements the module's reference count and, if the reference count is zero, unmaps it from the address space of the process. Freestyle (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. Winamp genre ID # 119.

 

free-text searchable (n) -  A Yes/No flag in a property definition that indicates whether the property can be found through a free-text search. To set this flag to Yes, the property type must be string or enumerated. A free-text search locates exact matches and words that are inflectionally generated from the one(s) you specified. For example, the word drive' would return matches for drives

 

free-threaded component (n) -  A COM component that can reside on multiple threads of execution. Free-threaded components support access by multiple clients and do not rely on COM to synchronize calls to them.

 

freeze (v) -  In I/O operations, to prevent execution of a thread.

 

freeze (v) -  To lock specific rows or columns in place in order to keep them in view while scrolling in a worksheet.

 

freeze horizontal (v) -  To hold a row of a report in a static position so that the row

 

continues to be displayed as you scroll up or down in the report.

 

freeze vertical (v) -  To hold a column of a report in a static position so that the column

 

continues to be displayed as you scroll right or left in the report.

 

freight (n) -  An amount paid to a carrier for transporting goods.

 

freight forwarder (n) -  A person or company contracted by a customer to consolidate

 

loads into shipments and then transport and deliver those loads to specified destinations.

 

Freight term (n) -  A field label on the accounts form. It provides the choices No Charge

 

or FOB for the Freight Term.

 

freight terms (n) -  The agreed-upon method for handling shipping costs. Freight terms identify the party responsible for the payment of freight charges.

 

frequency (n) -  The measure of how often a periodic event occurs, such as a signal going through a complete cycle. Frequency is usually measured in hertz (Hz), with 1 Hz equaling 1 occurrence (cycle) per second. Frequency is also measured in kilohertz (kHz, or 1,000 Hz), megahertz (MHz, or 1,000 kHz), gigahertz (GHz, or 1,000 MHz), or terahertz (THz, or 1,000 GHz).

 

frequency (n) -  In Windows Media Player, the number, such as 88.5 or 101.7, used to locate a radio station.

 

frequency (n) -  The number of events divided by the reach of the events.

 

frequency hopping (n) -  The switching of frequencies within a given bandwidth during a point-to-point transmission.

 

Frequent Restart Mode (PN) -  A state that the computer goes into when it has used up all usage time, including borrowed usage time or reserve time. In this mode, the computer is restarted with a set amount of additional borrowed usage time or reserve time and restarts again every time that the borrowed usage time or reserve time is used up.

 

friend (n) -  A person with whom a Windows Live user has established a mutual social connection.

 

friend (n) -  A person someone has established a mutual connection with. The connection could have been made on Windows Live or in any connected social networking service. friend assembly (n) -  An assembly that can access another assembly's internal types and members. Ordinarily, types and members with internal scope (in C#) and friend scope (in Visual Basic) are visible only in the assembly in which they are defined. In the .NET Framework, you can make the types and members visible to additional (friend) assemblies by using the InternalsVisibleToAttribute attribute.

 

friend assembly (n) -  A collection of types and resources forming a logical unit of functionality and built to work together that is permitted to access types and members of another collection of the same kind.

 

friendly (adj) -  Referring to features built into hardware or software that make a computer or computer program easy to learn and easy to use. Friendliness is emphasized by most developers and sought after by most users.

 

friendly name (n) -  A way of displaying contact names that uses the first and last name instead of the email address or sign-in name, for each contact in the user's contact list. friendly name (n) -  A name the developer provides to help them recognize each Client ID. friends (PN) -  The webpage subheading for the view in Messenger that displays someone's friends and contacts that aren't friends but that can be interacted with in Messenger (those are often legacy entries).

 

Friends (PN) -  The UI label for a permissions setting that indicates an item is being shared with (made available to) all of someone's friends.

 

Friends and Family (PN) -  A privacy relationship setting that allows the most amount of information to be viewed.

 

friends list (n) -  A list of people, invited by the user, that includes the display picture, notes, and tags for each friend.

 

Friends module (n) -  A module that shows a photo list of your friends and provides for adding, editing, and deleting people from your friends list.

 

FRIS (oth) -  A standard that places additional constraints on instance documents that are used for financial reporting. All instance documents that are valid under FRIS are valid

 

XBRL documents. However, not all XBRL documents are valid under FRIS.

 

Frixo  -  UK road travel reporting website, that provides our users with the most up-to-date road traffic information. Our data is updated every 5 minutes using sensors placed on motorways and common A / B roads.- www.frixo.com

 

From clause (n) -  The clause that introduces a data source and a range variable in a query expression.

 

front (n) -  A camera on the front of an electronic device (such as a smartphone), which faces the user. This allows the user to video chat with another person also using a front­facing device. It may also be used to take videos and pictures.

 

front clipping plane (n) -  The near boundary of a viewing frustum or camera. Any object closer to the camera than this clipping plane is not rendered.

 

front end (n) -  In applications, software or a feature of software that provides an interface to another application or tool. Front ends are often used to supply a common interface for a range of tools produced by a software manufacturer. A front end generally offers a more user-friendly interface than that of the application running behind' it.'

 

Front End pool (n) -  A set of Front End Servers, configured identically, that work together to provide services for a common group of users.

 

Front End Server (PN) -  The principal server role in Lync Server and Office Communications Server. The Front End Server runs services for instant messaging, presence, web conferencing, audio/video conferencing, and telephony. front side bus (n) -  The bus within a microprocessor that connects the CPU with main memory. It is used to communicate between the motherboard and other components in a computer system.

 

FrontBridge (PN) -  The company that originally owned the Microsoft spam and virus filtering service that is now part of Exchange Hosted Services. The word FrontBridge' still appears in URLs

 

front-end database (n) -  In a two-database approach, the client-side database that contains all the forms, queries, reports, macros, and modules, and that links to a back-end database containing the tables.

 

front-end server (n) -  A server that accepts requests from clients and sends them to the appropriate back-end server for processing.

 

front-end Web server (n) -  A server that hosts Web pages, performs processing tasks, and accepts requests from protocol clients and sends them to the appropriate back-end server for further processing.

 

front-end/back-end application (n) -  An application consisting of a back-end' database file that contains tables

 

front-loaded contour (n) -  A contour that begins at its highest point, and then slopes downward.

 

FrontPage Server Extensions (PN) -  A set of programs you can use to administer, author, and browse a FrontPage-extended Web site.

 

FRS (n) -  A service that provides multimaster file replication for designated directory trees between designated servers running Windows Server 2003. The designated directory trees must be on disk partitions formatted with the version of NTFS used with the Windows Server 2003 family. FRS is used by Distributed File System (DFS) to automatically synchronize content between assigned replicas and by Active Directory to automatically synchronize content of the system volume information across domain controllers.

 

FRTA (oth) -  A standard that places additional constraints on XBRL taxonomies that are intended to express information used in financial reporting. All taxonomies that are valid under FRTA are valid XBRL documents. However, not all XBRL documents are valid under FRTA.

 

FS (PN) -  An installable role service of Active Directory Federation Services (AD- FS) that is used to create a federation server. When it is installed, the Federation Service provides tokens in response to requests for security tokens. Multiple federation servers can be configured to provide fault tolerance and load balancing for a single Federation Service.

 

FSA (n) -  A service that is used to grant or restrict user access to items in a search index. FSB (n) -  The bus within a microprocessor that connects the CPU with main memory. It is used to communicate between the motherboard and other components in a computer system.

 

FSP (PN) -  An installable role service of Active Directory Federation Services (AD- FS) that is used to create a federation server proxy. When it is installed, the Federation Service Proxy role service uses WS-Federation Passive Requestor Profile (WS-F PRP) protocols to collect user credential information from browser clients and Web applications and send the information to the Federation Service on their behalf.

 

FsPathMerge (PN) -  A command-line tool that removes extraneous path information from data that has been restored to a protected file server from tape.

 

FSRM (n) -  A suite of tools that allows administrators to understand, control, and manage the quantity and type of data stored on their servers.

 

f-stop (n) -  In photography, a unit on a scale used on camera lenses to indicate a sequence of f-numbers where each stop corresponds to an f-number and with each stop the light that reaches the film is halved.

 

FTH (n) -  A heap manager that can tolerate some types of programming errors (faults) which in the default Windows heap manager would result in crashes.

 

FTP (n) -  A member of the TCP/IP suite of protocols, used to copy files between two computers on the Internet. Both computers must support their respective FTP roles: one must be an FTP client and the other an FTP server.

 

FTP  -  (File Transfer Protocol). A way of transferring files to or from an internet server. Often how you- upload- webpages to the internet.

 

FTP adapter (n) -  An adapter that enables exchange of files between BizTalk Server and FTP servers.

 

FTP Logon Attempt Restrictions (PN) -  An IIS feature that restricts the number of failed logon attempts that can be made to an FTP account in a specified time period.

 

FTP over SSL (n) -  An extension to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that supplies secure data communication through data encryption and decryption.

 

FTP server (n) -  A server that uses the FTP protocol to enable clients to upload and downlaod files.

 

FTP Service for IIS 7.0 (n) -  An industry-standard server-side implementation of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that was designed for Windows Server 2008.

 

FTPS (n) -  An extension to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that supplies secure data communication through data encryption and decryption.

 

full access (n) -  A privilege on a computer system that allows a user to read, write, and delete data.

 

full access token (n) -  An access token with the maximum privileges authorized for the account. Used by User Account Control (UAC).

 

Full Administrator (n) -  A security role that grants all permissions in Configuration

 

Manager to an administrative user.

 

full backup (n) -  A backup of an entire database.

 

full calibration (n) -  The calibration process to capture the blank reference image and white reference image for a Surface unit and to properly align the infrared cameras within the Surface unit.

 

full computer name (n) -  A fully qualified domain name (FQDN). The full computer name is a concatenation of the computer name (for example, client1) and the primary DNS suffix of the computer (for example, reskit.com.).

 

full crawl (n) -  A crawl that scans a content source in its entirety and refreshes the index to reflect new, changed or deleted content, as well as existing, unchanged content. full delegation (n) -  A delegation in which a layout behavior requests complete control over the visual layout of elements.

 

full differential backup (n) -  A backup of all files in the database, containing only changes made to the database since the most recent full backup. A full differential backup requires a full backup as a base.

 

full duplex (n) -  A system capable of simultaneously transmitting information in both directions over a communications channel.

 

full enforcement mode (n) -  The enforcement mode in which client computers immediately have their network access restricted if they are not in compliance with network health requirements.

 

full import (n) -  An import of all data from a file, or a scoped view, of a connected data source to the connector space. Data from the connected data source is compared with data in the connector space. If there are no attribute changes, the object is not changed in the connector space.

 

full installation (n) -  A type of update installation in which all the files needed to complete the installation are in a single package.

 

full logging (n) -  A type of logging available to capture information about mailbox searches that includes information about all results that meet the search criteria. full mode (n) -  The default operational state of Windows Media Player in which all of its features are displayed. The Player can also appear in skin mode.

 

full name (n) -  A user's complete name, usually consisting of the last name, first name, and middle initial. The full name is information that Local Users and Groups or Active Directory Users and Computers can maintain as part of the information identifying and defining a user account.

 

full outer join (n) -  A type of outer join in which all rows in all joined tables are included, whether they are matched or not. For example, a full outer join between titles and publishers shows all titles and all publishers, even those that have no match.

 

full path (n) -  In a hierarchical filing system, a path name containing all the possible components of a pathname, including the network share or drive and root directory, as well as any subdirectories and the file or object name.

 

full PIDL (n) -  A PIDL that uniquely describes an object relative to the desktop folder. full privilege access token (n) -  An access token with the maximum privileges authorized for the account. Used by User Account Control (UAC).

 

full recovery model (n) -  A database recovery mode that fully logs all transactions and retains all the log records until after they are backed up. The database can be recovered to the point of failure if the tail of the log is backed up after the failure. All forms of recovery are supported.

 

full screen (adj) -  Capable of using or being displayed on the full area of a display screen. Applications running in windowing environments, although they might use the entire area of the screen, commonly allocate different areas to different windows, any of which can be enlarged to fill the entire screen.

 

full server (n) -  A single physical or virtual server that contains all the server roles. full trust (n) -  A code access security (CAS) state assigned to managed assemblies. The level of trust granted to an application or Web service affects its ability to use system resources while executing. Assemblies that have full trust can access any resource that is subject to operating system security, and all privileged operations are supported. full version (n) -  The default version that includes drag-and-drop functionality, right-click menus, and a reading pane.

 

full version (n) -  A software package that includes all features and does not require a previous version of the relevant software to be installed on the user's computer. full volume encryption (n) -  The process of converting volumes into a coded form so they cannot be read without first authenticating to Windows; or, if on different hardware, without an escrowed recovery key.

 

full volume encryption key (n) -  The algorithm-specific key that is used to encrypt (and optionally, diffuse) data on disk sectors. Currently, this key can be either 128 bits or 256 bits advanced encryption standard (AES). The default encryption algorithm that BitLocker Drive Encryption uses is AES 128 bit with diffuser.

 

full zone transfer (n) -  The standard query type supported by all DNS servers to update and synchronize zone data when the zone has been changed. When a DNS query is made using AXFR as the specified query type, the entire zone is transferred as the response. full-height number (n) -  A number represented in a style where all numeric glyphs are the same height and position and do not extend below the baseline.

 

full-screen mode (n) -  A display mode that shows as much content as possible by hiding elements such as navigation and toolbars.

 

full -screen program (n) -  A program that displays in the entire computer screen. full-text catalog (n) -  A collection of full-text index components and other files that are organized in a specific directory structure and contain the data that is needed to perform queries.

 

full-text enabling (n) -  The process of allowing full-text querying to occur on the current database.

 

full-text index (n) -  An index that enables full-text search for a group of managed properties.

 

full-text query (n) -  As a SELECT statement, a query that searches for words, phrases, or multiple forms of a word or phrase in the character-based columns (of char, varchar, text, ntext, nchar, or nvarchar data types). The SELECT statement returns those rows meeting the search criteria.

 

full-text search (n) -  A search for one or more documents, records, or strings based on all of the actual text data rather than on an index containing a limited set of keywords. full-text search index (n) -  An index that enables full-text search for a group of managed properties.

 

Full-Text service (n) -  The SQL Server component that performs the full-text querying. full-width character (n) -  In a double-byte character set, a character that is represented by 2 bytes and typically has a half-width variant.

 

fully localized language (n) -  A language in which 100 percent of Windows resources have been translated. Fully localized languages are always included in full language packs.

 

fully qualified (adj) -  Pertaining to a name, identifier, etc., that is unique. For example, the fully qualified name of an interface member consists of the name of the interface in which the member is declared, followed by a dot, followed by the name of the member. fully qualified account number (n) -  A ledger account number in which all segments of an account structure are entered and validated.

 

fully qualified domain name (n) -  A DNS name that has been stated to indicate its absolute location in the domain namespace tree. In contrast to relative names, an FQDN has a trailing period (.) to qualify its position to the root of the namespace

 

(host.example.contoso.com).

 

fully qualified path (n) -  A path to a file that begins with the drive identifier and root directory or with a network share and ends with the complete file name (for example, C:\docs\work\contract.txt or \netshare\docs\work\contract.txt).

 

fully trusted (adj) -  Pertaining to applications or forms that have greater security permissions and complete access to the system resources and other components on a user's computer.

 

fully-featured site (n) -  A Web site that has a lot of content and is visually attractive. function (n) -  A piece of code that operates as a single logical unit. A function is called by name, accepts optional input parameters, and returns a status and optional output parameters. Many programming languages support functions.

 

function (n) -  A component which can be included in a synchronization rule or a workflow definition to process data values.

 

function (n) -  A prewritten formula that simplifies the process of entering calculations and enables the user to use formulas that might be difficult to build from scratch. function (n) -  A data service operation that is bound to a URI that does not have a side- effect on data exposed by the data service.

 

function activity (n) -  A workflow activity for simple data manipulations as a result of a request, e.g. concatenating the first name and last name of a user to produce the display name.

 

function call (n) -  A program's request for the services of a particular function.

 

function declaration (n) -  A statement consisting of a return type, followed by the function name, followed by a list of the names and types of formal parameters enclosed in parentheses.

 

function key (n) -  Any of the 10 or more keys labeled F1, F2, F3, and so on, that are placed along the left side or across the top of a keyboard (or both) and are used for special tasks by different programs. The meaning of a function key is defined by a program or, in some instances, by the user. Function keys are used in application programs or the operating system to provide either a shortcut for a series of common instructions (such as calling up a program's on-screen help facility) or a feature that is not otherwise available. function library (n) -  A collection of routines compiled together.

 

function offset (n) -  Permits using Ildasm.exe to locate the actual line of source code corresponding to the particular stack frame. Function offsets appear in the event detail stack area (at the end of each stack frame).

 

Function procedure (n) -  A procedure that returns a value and that can be used in an expression. You declare a function with the Function statement and end it with the End Function statement.

 

Function tablet button (oth) -  A tablet button that you can use in combination with other tablet buttons to do a task. This is similar to using a key combination on a standard keyboard.

 

functional band (n) -  A shape that represents a functional unit, such as a department, in which process steps occur. You use either horizontal or vertical functional band shapes depending on the orientation you want for your diagram.

 

functional currency unit (n) -  A currency unit of a country/region in which a primary legal entity locates its business activities and in which it generates most of its revenue and expenses.

 

functional specification (n) -  A document that describes a solution, product feature set, or other final project deliverable in explicit detail. It includes the conceptual, logical and physical designs.

 

functional test (n) -  A test that verifies that all of the functions of a feature are correctly implemented.

 

functionality (n) -  The features, operations, functions, or capability supported by a program or program component.

 

functoid (n) -  An executable module that performs a specific calculation or data manipulation, and that is used graphically when constructing BizTalk Server maps to provide the basis for richer transformations than what is provided by XSLT on its own. Functoid IntelliSense (n) -  A BizTalk Mapper functionality in which visual cues are provided on the grid surface, when there are errors in functoid configuration. functoid toolbox (n) -  A dockable window in Visual Studio that serves as the palette of functoids available for use during map construction. Functoids are organized into different toolbox tabs based on their intended purpose.

 

funding limit (n) -  A limit set on a funding source so that it is not invoiced more than a specified amount toward a project.

 

funding rule (n) -  Rules that contain the criteria for how to allocate charges to different funding sources for a project.

 

funding source (n) -  In projects that have multiple funders, these are the parties that contribute to the funding of an advanced funding project.

 

Funk (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. ID3v1 genre ID # 5.

 

Funnel (PN) -  A SmartArt graphic layout used to show the filtering of information or how parts merge into a whole. Emphasizes the final outcome. Can contain up to four lines of Level 1 text; the last of these four Level 1 text lines appears below the funnel and the other lines correspond to a circular shape. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

 

FUP (n) -  The policy that states the rules of acceptable use, determined by Skype. furigana (n) -  Tiny Japanese kana characters written above or next to kanji characters.

 

The kana characters indicate the correct pronunciation of the word written in kanji.

 

Fusion (n) -  One of the music genres that appears under Genre classification in Windows Media Player library. Based on ID3 standard tagging format for MP3 audio files. ID3v1 genre ID # 30.

 

futures date (n) -  An order due date, generated by master scheduling, that is based on lead times for all levels of an item.

 

fuzz testing (n) -  A testing process that supplies structured but invalid input to software application programming interfaces (APIs) and network interfaces to maximize the likelihood of detecting errors that might lead to software vulnerabilities. fuzzing (n) -  A testing process that supplies structured but invalid input to software application programming interfaces (APIs) and network interfaces to maximize the likelihood of detecting errors that might lead to software vulnerabilities. fuzzy grouping (n) -  In Integration Services, a data cleaning methodology that examines values in a dataset and identifies groups of related data rows and the one data row that is the canonical representation of the group.

 

fuzzy logic  -  a formal system of reasoning developed by Lotfi Zadeh in which the values -€retrue-€? and -Cafalse-C? are replaced by numbers on a scale from 0 to 1. fuzzy matching (n) -  In Integration Services, a lookup methodology that uses an approximate matching algorithm to locate similar data values in a reference table.

 

FVC (n) -  The volume of air that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration, measured in liters.