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Finger CymbalsnounMWEa percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the danceverified
Finger MilletnounMWEEast Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orientverified
Finger PlatenounMWEa flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingersverified
Finger ScannounMWEbiometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronicallyverified
Finger ScanningnounMWEbiometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronicallyverified
Finishing SchoolnounMWEa private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activitiesverified
FIPS PUBnounMWEAn acronym for Federal Information Processing Standards Publication. FIPS publications (PUB) are issued by NIST after approval by the Secretary of Commerce.verified
FIPS-Approved Security MethodnounMWEA security method (e.g., cryptographic algorithm, cryptographic key generation algorithm or key distribution technique, random number generator, authentication technique, or evaluation criteria) that is either a) specified in a FIPS, or b) adopted in a FIPS.verified
FIPS-Validated CryptographynounMWEA cryptographic module validated by the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) to meet the requirements specified in FIPS Publication 1403 (as amended). As a prerequisite to CMVP validation, the cryptographic module is required to employ a cryptographic algorithm implementation that has successfully passed validation testing by the Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP). See NSA-approved cryptography .verified
Fire AntnounMWEomnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful stingverified
Fire BrigadenounMWEa private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight firesverified
Fire CodenounMWEset of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etcverified
Fire CompanynounMWEa private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight firesverified
Fire Control RadarnounMWEnaval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military targetverified
Fire Control SystemnounMWEnaval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military targetverified
Fire DepartmentnounMWEthe department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing firesverified
Fire DrillnounMWEan exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fireverified
Fire EnginenounMWEany of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fireverified
Fire EscapenounMWEa stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergencyverified
Fire MarshallnounMWEan official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of firesverified
Fire PinknounMWEperennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petalsverified
Fire SalenounMWEa sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcyverified
Fire ScreennounMWEa metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks)verified
Fire ShipnounMWEa weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy shipsverified
Fire ThornnounMWEany of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berriesverified
Fire TreenounMWEa terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowersverified
Fire TrucknounMWEany of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fireverified
Fire WardennounMWEan official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forestverified
Fire WatchernounMWEsomeone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air during World War IIverified
Fire WatchingnounMWE(during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the skyverified
Fire WheelnounMWEannual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the centerverified
Fire-Bellied ToadnounMWEtoad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its undersideverified
Fireman's AxnounMWEan ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other sideverified
Fireman's AxenounMWEan ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other sideverified
firewall and router configuration standardnounMWEThe organizational document that defines the parameters for each Configurable Item on each of the organization's router and firewall components, and then how each of those individual components should be configured as a part of the overall networking system.verified
Firewall Control ProxynounMWEThe component that controls a firewall’s handling of a call. The firewall control proxy can instruct the firewall to open specific ports that are needed by a call, and direct the firewall to close these ports at call termination.verified
firewall rulenounMWEFirewall rules examine the control information in individual packets. The rules either block or allow those packets based on rules that are defined on these pages. Firewall rules are assigned directly to computers or to policies that are in turn assigned to a computer or collection of computers.verified
Firewheel TreenounMWEeastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowersverified
Firing PartynounMWEa squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military executionverified