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Foreground ProcessingnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Forehand DrivenounMWE(sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)verified
Forehand ShotnounMWE(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)verified
Forehand StrokenounMWE(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)verified
Foreheadnounthe large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbitsverified
Foreign AidnounMWEaid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by anotherverified
Foreign BillnounMWEa bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in anotherverified
Foreign CorrespondentnounMWEa journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcastverified
Foreign Direct InvestmentnounMWEinvesting in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)verified
Foreign DraftnounMWEa bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in anotherverified
Foreign MissionnounMWEan organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious workverified
Foreign Terrorist OrganizationnounMWEa political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goalsverified
Forelimbnounthe front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing)verified
Forensic CopynounMWEAn accurate bit-for-bit reproduction of the information contained on an electronic device or associated media, whose validity and integrity has been verified using an accepted algorithm.ArtifactRegulated
Forensic examinationnounMWEThe process of collecting, assessing, classifying and documenting digital evidence to assist in the identification of an offender and the method of compromiseProcessRegulated
forensic investigationnounMWEThe application of investigative and analytical techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a digital device impacted by a cyber attack.ProcessRegulated
Forensic MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposesverified
Forensic PathologynounMWEthe branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposesverified
forensic readinessnounMWEThe ability of an FMI to maximise the use of digital evidence to identify the nature of a cyber attack.CapabilityRegulated
Forensic SpecialistnounMWEA professional who locates, identifies, collects, analyzes, and examines data while preserving the integrity and maintaining a strict chain of custody of information discovered.Role
Forensically CleannounMWEDigital media that is completely wiped of all data, including nonessential and residual data, scanned for malware, and verified before use.Control
forensicsnounThe practice of gathering, retaining, and analyzing computer-related data for investigative purposes in a manner that maintains the integrity of the data.Process
ForestnounA forest is a set of Active Directory domains that replicate their databases with each other.System
Forest Fire FighternounMWEan official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forestverified
Forest GoatnounMWEcow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelopeverified
Forest Tent CaterpillarnounMWElarvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tentverified
Forestagenounthe part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)verified
Forestallingnounthe act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectivelyverified
Forestrynounthe science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timberverified
Foretellingnounthe art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural meansverified
Forfeiturenounthe act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.verified
Forgerynouncriminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraudverified
Fork BombnounMWEA Fork Bomb works by using the fork() call to create a new process which is a copy of the original. By doing this repeatedly, all available processes on the machine can be taken up.Threat
Forked LightningnounMWEa form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)verified
Forkliftnouna small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move themverified