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Frozen MetaphornounMWEa metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')verified
Frozen PuddingnounMWEa chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquorverified
Fruit BarnounMWEcookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in barsverified
Fruit MachinenounMWEa coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dialsverified
Fruit of the Poisonous TreenounMWEa rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be usedverified
Fruit PunchnounMWEa punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)verified
Fry BreadnounMWEusually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda breadverified
Fudge FactornounMWEa quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measureverified
Fuel Consumption RatenounMWEthe ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burnedverified
Fuel FilternounMWEa filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuelverified
Fuel InjectionnounMWEmechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engineverified
Fuel Injection SystemnounMWEmechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engineverified
Fuel-Air ExplosivenounMWEa device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive chargesverified
Full Disk EncryptionnounMWEThe process of encrypting all the data on the hard disk drive used to boot a computer, including the computer’s operating system, and permitting access to the data only after successful authentication with the full disk encryption product.verified
Full EmploymentnounMWEthe economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employedverified
Full GainernounMWEa dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving boardverified
Full MaintenancenounMWEComplete diagnostic repair, modification, and overhaul of COMSEC equipment, including repair of defective assemblies by piece part replacement. See Limited Maintenance.verified
Full Metal JacketnounMWEa lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)verified
Full NelsonnounMWEa wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)verified
Full PointnounMWEa punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviationsverified
Full RadiatornounMWEa hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on itverified
Full Service BanknounMWEa financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the publicverified
Full StopnounMWEa punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviationsverified
Full-Dress UniformnounMWEthe naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasionsverified
Full-interruption/full-scale test (IT and Staff)nounMWEA business continuity test that activates all the components of the disaster recovery plan at the same time. Hardware, software, staff, communications, utilities, and alternate site processing should be thoroughly tested in this type of testing activity. The exercise should include the business line end users and the IT group to ensure that each business line tests its key applications and is prepared to recover and resume its business operations in the event of an emergency. The full test verifies that systems and staff can recover and resume business within established recovery time objectives. End users should verify the integrity of the data at the alternate site after the IT group has restored systems and applications needed for the staff to perform production activities.verified
Full-Wave RectifiernounMWErectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half waveverified
Fully AutonomousnounMWEAccomplishes its assigned mission, within a defined scope, without human intervention while adapting to operational and environmental conditionsverified
Fully FledgedadjectiveMWEof a bird, having reached full development with fully grown adult plumagecandidate
Fully-Qualified Domain NamenounMWEA Fully-Qualified Domain Name is a server name with a hostname followed by the full domain name.verified
Fulminic AcidnounMWE(CNOH) an unstable acid occurring mainly in the form of explosive salts and esters that is isomeric with cyanic acidverified
Fulvic AcidnounMWEa yellow to yellow-brown humic substance that is soluble in water under all pH conditionsverified