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Fascismnouna political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)verified
Fast BreaknounMWE(basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ballverified
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.System
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.Threat
Fast FoodnounMWEinexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quicklyverified
Fast LanenounMWEa hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipationverified
Fast ReactornounMWEnuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is usedverified
Fast Time ScalenounMWE(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than oneverified
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 bodyverified
Fatalismnouna philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change themverified
Fathometernoundepth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound wavesverified
Fatigue DutynounMWElabor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)verified
Fatigue FracturenounMWEfracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injuryverified
Fatty AcidnounMWEany of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysisverified
Fatty LivernounMWEyellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liververified
Fatty TissuenounMWEa kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energyverified
Faucial TonsilnounMWEeither of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynxverified
Fault LinenounMWEline determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surfaceverified
Fault Line AttacksnounMWEFault Line Attacks use weaknesses between interfaces of systems to exploit gaps in coverage.Threat
Fault TolerancenounMWEThe ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faultsCapability
Faultingnoun(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the otherverified
Fauvismnounan art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple formsverified
Favorable LabelnounMWEA label whose value corresponds to an outcome that provides an advantage to the recipient. The opposite is an unfavorable label.Data