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Fifonouninventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first soldverified
Fifth ColumnnounMWEa subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotageverified
Fifth ColumnistnounMWEa member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invaderverified
Fifth Cranial NervenounMWEthe main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of masticationverified
Fifth WheelnounMWEa steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotateverified
Fignounfleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or driedverified
Fig LeafnounMWEa covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shamefulverified
Fig MarigoldnounMWEany of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowersverified
Fig MothnounMWEa moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable originverified
Fighternouna high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the airverified
Fighter AircraftnounMWEa high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the airverified
Figure of MeritnounMWEa numerical expression representing the efficiency of a given system, material, or procedureverified
Figured BassnounMWEa bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be playedverified
Filamentnouna thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric currentverified
FilareenounEuropean weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight upverified
FilarianounEuropean weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight upverified
Filariasisnouna disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vesselsverified
filenounCollections of data or information under unique identifying names kept in a computers memory or a storage device.Data
File Allocation TablenounMWEthe part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)verified
File EncryptionnounMWEThe process of encrypting individual files on a storage medium and permitting access to the encrypted data only after proper authentication is provided.Control
File NamenounMWE(computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other filesverified
File Name AnomalynounMWE1. A mismatch between the internal file header and its external extension; or 2. A file name inconsistent with the content of the file (e.g., renaming a graphics file with a non-graphical extension.Event
File ProtectionnounMWEAggregate of processes and procedures designed to inhibit unauthorized access, contamination, elimination, modification, or destruction of a file or any of its contents.Control
File SecuritynounMWEMeans by which access to computer files is limited to authorized users only.Control
File ServernounMWE(computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resourcesverified
File Transfer ProtocolnounMWEA protocol used to transfer files over a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network (Internet, UNIX, etc.)Network
File transfer protocol (FTP)nounMWEA standard high-level protocol for transferring files from one computer to another, usually implemented as an application level program.Network
Filefishnounnarrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spineverified
Filename ExtensionnounMWEa string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more lettersverified
Filet De Boeuf En CroutenounMWErare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastryverified
Filibusterernouna legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposesverified
Fill DevicenounMWECOMSEC item used to transfer or store key in electronic form or to insert key into cryptographic equipment.PhysicalRegulatedCUI
Fill-Innounsomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)verified
Fille De ChambrenounMWEa maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)verified
Fillernouncopy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaperverified
Fillingnouna dental appliance consisting of any of various substances, such as metal or plastic, inserted into a prepared cavity in a toothverified
Film EditingnounMWEthe activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a filmverified