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Fradicinnounan antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgeryverified
Fragile FernnounMWEdelicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stemsverified
Fragment OffsetnounMWEThe fragment offset field tells the sender where a particular fragment falls in relation to other fragments in the original larger packet.Network
Fragment Overlap AttacknounMWEA TCP/IP Fragmentation Attack that is possible because IP allows packets to be broken down into fragments for more efficient transport across various media. The TCP packet (and its header) are carried in the IP packet. In this attack the second fragment contains incorrect offset. When packet is reconstructed, the port number will be overwritten.Threat
FragmentationnounThe process of storing a data file in several "chunks" or fragments rather than in a single contiguous sequence of bits in one place on the storage medium.Process
Fragmentation BombnounMWEa bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragmentsverified
Fragrant AgrimonynounMWEfragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soilsverified
Fragrant BedstrawnounMWEOld World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachetsverified
Fragrant OrchidnounMWEEuropean orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spursverified
Fragrant Shield FernnounMWEfern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant frondsverified
Fragrant SumacnounMWEsweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruitsverified
Fragrant Water LilynounMWEa water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the waterverified
Fragrant WoodsianounMWEa common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate frondsverified
Frame BuffernounMWE(computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixelverified
Frame of ReferencenounMWEa system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaningverified
Frame relaynounMWEA high-performance wide area network protocol that operates at the physical and data link layers of the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) reference model. Frame Relay is an example of a packet-switched technology. Packet-switched networks enable end stations to dynamically share the network medium and the available bandwidth. Frame relay uses existing T-1 and T-3 lines and provides connection speeds from 56 Kbps to T-1.Network
FramesnounData that is transmitted between network points as a unit complete with addressing and necessary protocol control information. A frame is usually transmitted serial bit by bit and contains a header field and a trailer field that "frame" the data. (Some control frames contain no data.)Data
FramingnounA frame is an area of a webpage that scrolls independently of the rest of the webpage. Framing generally refers to the use of a standard frame containing information (like company name and navigation bars) that remains on the screen while the user moves around the text in another frame.candidate
Franciumnouna radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actiniumverified
Frangipaninounany of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowersverified
Frangipanninounany of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowersverified
Frank BreechnounMWEposition of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outletverified
Frank Breech DeliverynounMWEposition of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outletverified
Frankincense PinenounMWEtall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper headverified
Franking MachinenounMWEa machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total chargeverified
Fraud DetectionnounMWEMonitoring the behavior of populations of users in order to estimate, detect, or avoid undesirable behavior.Capability
Fraud in LawnounMWEfraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intentverified
Fraud in the FactumnounMWEfraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executedverified
Fraud in the InducementnounMWEfraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgmentverified
Fraudulent SchemenounMWEan illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profitverified
FraxinellanounEurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weatherverified
Free AgencynounMWE(sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any teamverified
Free AgentnounMWE(sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any teamverified
Free AssociationnounMWEa thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequenceverified
Free Central PlacentationnounMWEwhere ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base onlyverified
Free ClimbingnounMWErock climbing without the assistance of equipment placed in to the rock faceverified
Free ElectronnounMWEelectron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric fieldverified
Free EnergynounMWE(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do workverified
Free EnterprisenounMWEan economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine pricesverified
Free HousenounMWEa public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and aleverified
Free KicknounMWEin soccer, a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other teamverified
Free Nerve EndingnounMWEmicroscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptorverified
Free PortnounMWEan area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of dutiesverified
Free PressnounMWEa press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideologyverified