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Fashion ConsultantnounMWEsomeone who advises you about fashionable clothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fashion DesignernounMWEsomeone who designs clothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fashion IndustrynounMWEmakers and sellers of fashionable clothingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fashion ModelnounMWEa woman who wears clothes to display fashionsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fashion PlatenounMWEa man who is much concerned with his dress and appearanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fast AsleepadjectiveMWEsleeping deeplycandidateMay 18, 2026
Fast BreaknounMWE(basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ballverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fast BucknounMWEquick or easy earnings, 'they are traders out to make a fast buck'verifiedMay 18, 2026
Fast DaynounMWEa day designated for fastingverifiedMay 18, 2026
fast dyeverbMWEdye with fast colorsverifiedJun 3, 2026
Fast File SystemnounMWEThe first major revision to the Unix file system, providing faster read access and faster (delayed, asynchronous) write access through a disk cache and better file system layout on disk. It uses inodes (pointers) and data blocks.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Fast FluxnounMWEProtection method used by botnets consisting of a continuous and fast change of the DNS records for a domain name through different IP addresses.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Fast FoodnounMWEinexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quicklyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fast LanenounMWEa hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fast OnenounMWEa cunning or deceitful action or deviceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fast ReactornounMWEnuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is usedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fast Time ScalenounMWE(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than oneverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fast TracknounMWEa rapid means of achieving a goalverifiedMay 18, 2026
fasten onverbMWEadoptverifiedJun 3, 2026
Fat CatnounMWEa wealthy and privileged personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fat CellnounMWEcells composed of fatverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fat ChancenounMWElittle or no chance of successverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fat EmbolismnounMWEserious condition in which fat blocks an arteryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fat FarmnounMWEa health spa that specializes in helping people lose weightverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fat HennounMWEEuropean plant naturalized in North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fat MetabolismnounMWEa metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds that can be used by cells of the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fat PersonnounMWEa rotund individualverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fat-Soluble VitaminnounMWEany vitamin that is soluble in fatsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fata MorgananounMWEa mirage of complex and elaborate buildingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatal AccidentnounMWEan accident that causes someone to dieverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatality RatenounMWEthe ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that areaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Father FigurenounMWEa man who takes over all the functions of the real fatherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Father SurrogatenounMWEa man who takes over all the functions of the real fatherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatigue CracknounMWEa crack in metal resulting from metal fatigueverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatigue DutynounMWElabor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatigue FracturenounMWEfracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injuryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatigue PartynounMWEa group of soldiers on fatigue dutyverifiedMay 18, 2026
fatten outverbMWEmake fat or plumpverifiedJun 3, 2026
fatten upverbMWEmake fat or plumpverifiedJun 3, 2026
Fatty AcidnounMWEany of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysisverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatty LivernounMWEyellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liververifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatty OilnounMWEnonvolatile animal or plant oilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fatty TissuenounMWEa kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Faucial TonsilnounMWEeither of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynxverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fault LinenounMWEline determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surfaceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fault Line AttacksnounMWEFault Line Attacks use weaknesses between interfaces of systems to exploit gaps in coverage.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Fault TolerancenounMWEThe ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faultsverifiedAug 28, 2026
Faux PasnounMWEa socially awkward or tactless actverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fava BeannounMWEshell beans cooked as lima beansverifiedMay 18, 2026
Favorable LabelnounMWEA label whose value corresponds to an outcome that provides an advantage to the recipient. The opposite is an unfavorable label.verifiedAug 28, 2026
Favorable PositionnounMWEthe quality of being at a competitive advantageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Favorable ReceptionnounMWEacceptance as satisfactoryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Favorite SonnounMWEa United States politician favored mainly in his or her home stateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Favourable PositionnounMWEthe quality of being at a competitive advantageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Favourable ReceptionnounMWEacceptance as satisfactoryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fawn LilynounMWECalifornia dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tingedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feabane MulletnounMWEhairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feast DaynounMWEa day designated for feastingverifiedMay 18, 2026
feast one's eyesverbMWElook at with great enjoymentverifiedJun 3, 2026
Feather BallnounMWEa low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spinesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feather BednounMWEa mattress stuffed with feathersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feather BoanounMWEa long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or furverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feather GeraniumnounMWEEurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
feather one's nestverbMWEenrich oneself by taking advantage of one's positionverifiedJun 3, 2026
Feather PalmnounMWEpalm having pinnate or featherlike leavesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feather Reed GrassnounMWEa variety of reed grassverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feather StarnounMWEfree-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery armsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feathertop GrassnounMWEnortheastern tropical African plant having feathery paniclesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feature ArticlenounMWEa special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feature ExtractionnounMWEa more general method in which one tries to develop a transformation of the input space onto the lowdimensional subspace that preserves most of the relevant informationverifiedAug 28, 2026
Feature FilmnounMWEthe principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theaterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feature ImportancenounMWEhow important the feature was for the classification performance of the model; a measure of the individual contribution of the corresponding feature for a particular classifier, regardless of the shape (e.g., linear or nonlinear relationship) or direction of the feature effectverifiedAug 28, 2026
Feature of SpeechnounMWE(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kindverifiedMay 18, 2026
Feature ShiftnounMWEUnlike joint distribution shift detection, which cannot localize which features caused the shift, we define a new hypothesis test for each feature individually. Naïvely, the simplest test would be to check if the marginal distributions have changed for each feature (as explored by [25]); however, the marginal distribution would be easy for an adversary to simulate (e.g., by looping the sensor values from a previous day). Thus, marginal tests are not sufficient for our purpose. Therefore, we propose to use conditional distribution tests. More formally, our null and alternative hypothesis for the j-th feature is that its full conditional distribution (i.e., its distribution given all other features) has not shifted for all values of the other features.verifiedAug 28, 2026
Fecal ImpactionnounMWEaccumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot moveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fecal MatternounMWEsolid excretory product evacuated from the bowelsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fecal Occult TestnounMWEa test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of bloodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Fed UpadjectiveMWEhaving a strong distaste from surfeitcandidateMay 18, 2026
Federal AgencynounMWESee executive agency .verifiedAug 30, 2026
Federal AgentnounMWEany agent or representative of a federal agency or bureauverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal Bridge Certification AuthoritynounMWEThe Federal Bridge Certification Authority consists of a collection of Public Key Infrastructure components (Certificate Authorities, Directories, Certificate Policies and Certificate Practice Statements) that are used to provide peer-to-peer interoperability among Agency Principal Certification Authorities.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Federal Bridge Certification Authority MembranenounMWEThe Federal Bridge Certification Authority Membrane consists of a collection of Public Key Infrastructure components including a variety of Certification Authority PKI products, Databases, CA specific Directories, Border Directory, Firewalls, Routers, Randomizers, etc.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Federal Bridge Certification Authority Operational AuthoritynounMWEThe Federal Bridge Certification Authority Operational Authority is the organization selected by the Federal Public Key Infrastructure Policy Authority to be responsible for operating the Federal Bridge Certification Authority.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Federal CourtnounMWEa court establish by the authority of a federal governmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal DeficitnounMWEan excess of the federal government's spending over its revenueverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal DepartmentnounMWEa department of the federal government of the United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal DistrictnounMWEa district set apart as the seat of government of a federationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal Enterprise ArchitecturenounMWEA business-based framework for governmentwide improvement developed by the Office of Management and Budget that is intended to facilitate efforts to transform the federal government to one that is citizen-centered, results-oriented, and market-based.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Federal GovernmentnounMWEa government with strong central powersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal Information Processing StandardnounMWEA standard for adoption and use by federal departments and agencies that has been developed within the Information Technology Laboratory and published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. A FIPS covers some topic in information technology in order to achieve a common level of quality or some level of interoperability.verifiedAug 28, 2026
Federal Information Security Management ActnounMWEA statute (Title III, P.L. 107-347) that requires agencies to assess risk to information systems and provide information security protections commensurate with the risk. FISMA also requires that agencies integrate information security into their capital planning and enterprise architecture processes, conduct annual information systems security reviews of all programs and systems, and report the results of those reviews to OMB.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Federal Information Security Modernization ActnounMWEFISMA: Federal Information Security Modernization ActverifiedAug 30, 2026
Federal Information SystemnounMWEAn information system used or operated by an executive agency, by a contractor of an executive agency, or by another organization on behalf of an executive agency. [23]verifiedMay 9, 2026
Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ AssociationnounMWEAn organization whose members come from federal agencies, industry, and academic institutions devoted to improving the IT security awareness and knowledge within the federal government and its related external workforce.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Federal Job Safety LawnounMWEa law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employmentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal OfficenounMWEa department of the federal government of the United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal OfficialnounMWEany federal law-enforcement officerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Federal Public Key Infrastructure Policy AuthoritynounMWEThe Federal PKI Policy Authority is a federal government body responsible for setting, implementing, and administering policy decisions regarding interagency PKI interoperability that uses the FBCA.verifiedSep 1, 2026
Federal Reserve BanksnounMWEThe Federal Reserve Banks provide a variety of financial services including retail and wholesale payments. The Federal Reserve Bank operates a nationwide system for clearing and settling checks drawn on depository institutions located in all regions of the United States.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Federal Savings BanknounMWEa federally chartered savings bankverifiedMay 18, 2026