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- fault tolerance - Fault-tolerant describes a computer system or c...
- fault-tolerant - Fault-tolerant describes a computer system or com...
- FCR - In customer relationship management (CRM), first call resolution is pro...
- fear uncertainty doubt - FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt...
- feature creep - Feature creep (sometimes known as requirements cree...
- feature creep (requirements creep or scope creep)
- Federal Information Processing Standard
- feeping creaturitis - Feature creep (sometimes known as requi...
- femtosecond - A femtosecond is one millionth of a nanosecond or 10 -1...
- Fermat prime - A Fermat prime is a Fermat number that is also a prim...
- Fermat's Last Theorem - Fermat's Last Theorem (FLT), a sign...
- Fermat's Last Theorem (FLT) - Fermat's Last Theorem (...
- ferret - In a computer or a network, a ferret is a program that searches t...
- ferroelectric RAM - FRAM (ferroelectric RAM) is random access m...
- field - A field is an area in a fixed or known location in a unit of data s...
- file extension - In computer operating systems, a file name extens...
- file format - In a computer, a file format is the layout of a file in...
- file formats - In a computer, a file format is the layout of a file ...
- file name extension - In computer operating systems, a file n...
- file transfer - File transfer is the movement of one or more files ...
- filer - A storage filer is a file server designed and programmed for high-v...
- Finacle - Finacle is a core banking suite developed and marketed by India...
- finite state machine - In general, a state machine is any de...
- firehose effect - A firehose effect occurs in a network when the ...
- first call resolution - In customer relationship management...
- first call resolution (FCR) - In customer relationshi...
- first-order logic - First-order logic is symbolized reasoning i...
- first-order predicate calculus - Power over Ethern...
- five 9s - In computers, 99.999 (often called "five 9s") refers to a desir...
- five nines - In computers, 99.999 (often called "five 9s") refers to a...
- Flash ad - A transition ad is a Web page containing a commercial message...
- flash memory - A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card o...
- flash memory card - A memory card (sometimes called a flash mem...
- flash storage - Flash storage is any data repository or system that...
- FlashMob supercomputer - A FlashMob supercomputer is a gro...
- flexo - Flexography, sometimes referred to as "surface printing," is a meth...
- flexography - Flexography, sometimes referred to as "surface printing...
- flexography (surface printing) - Flexography, some...
- flip-flop - Sequential logic is a form of binary circuit design that em...
- floating point operations per second - In co...
- floating-point operations per second - In co...
- FLOP - In computers, FLOPS are floating-point operations per second.
- FLOPS - In computers, FLOPS are floating-point operations per second.
- FLOPS (floating-point operations per second)
- flowchart - A flowchart is a formalized graphic representation of a log...
- FLT - Fermat's Last Theorem (FLT), a significant hypothesis in number theory,...
- fnord - Certain words are intended to be undefinable and "fnord" is one of ...
- folder - In the Windows, Macintosh, and some other operating system s, a f...
- footprint - In information technology, a footprint is the amount of spa...
- forensic - Forensic, in a general sense, means "related to or used in co...
- form factor - In computers, the form factor (sometimes hyphenated as ...
- format - A format (noun, pronounced FOHR-mat ) is a preestablished layout ...
- Fourier analysis - Fourier analysis is a method of defining peri...
- Fourier series - A Fourier (pronounced foor-YAY) series is a speci...
- foxed - A fan club Web site can be said to have been "foxed" when it has re...
- FQA - FQA (frequently questioned answers) are conventions or mandates scrutin...
- FQA (frequently questioned answers) - FQA (fr...
- fragment - In some operating system's file systems, a data file over a c...
- fragmentation - In some operating system's file systems, a data fil...
- frame relay access device - A FRAD (frame relay access ...
- framework - In general, a framework is a real or conceptual structure i...
- free software - Free software is software that can be freely used, ...
- freeware - Freeware (not to be confused with free software) is programmi...
- frequently asked questions - The FAQ (pronounced FAK) ...
- frequently questioned answers - FQA (frequently que...
- frequently-asked questions - The FAQ (pronounced FAK) ...
- FUD - FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) is the term for any strategy intende...
- FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) - FUD (Fear...
- function - In information technology, the term function (pronounced FUHN...
- functionality - In information technology, functionality (from Lati...
- Furby - Furby (pronounced FURR-bee) is the name of an electronic toy, five ...
- futzing - Futzing or "futzing around" is unstructured, playful, often exp...
- futzing (or futzing around) - Futzing or "futzing aro...
- futzing around - Futzing or "futzing around" is unstructured, play...
- fuzzy matching - A fuzzy search is a process that locates Web page...
- fuzzy number - A fuzzy number is a quantity whose value is imprecise...
- fuzzy search - A fuzzy search is a process that locates Web pages th...
- game theory - Game theory is a branch of mathematics with direct appl...
- garbage - In computers, garbage has two related meanings: From a user's p...
- geek - In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is inordinately...
- geekosphere - The geekosphere is the physical ambiance around you and...
- genetic engineering - Genetic engineering is the deliberate, ...
- genetic modification - Genetic engineering is the deliberate...
- geocache - Geocaching, also referred to as GPS stash hunting, is a recre...
- geocaching - Geocaching, also referred to as GPS stash hunting, is a r...
- geocaching (GPS stash hunting) - Geocaching, also ...
- George Boole - George Boole (1815-1864) was a British mathematician ...
- ghost site - A ghost site is a Web site that is no longer maintained b...
- gibi - Kibi, mebi, gibi, tebi, pebi, and exbi are binary prefix multipliers ...
- giga - Prefix multipliers are used in data storage, data communications, ele...
- gigabit - In data communications, a gigabit is one billion bits, or 1,000...
- glass house - Glass house is a term for centralized computing in an e...
- glitch - In several usages in information technology, a glitch (pronounced...
- glob - Globbing is the process of expanding a non-specific file name contain...
- global positioning stash hunt - Geocaching, also re...
- global unique identifier - A GUID (global unique identif...
- globbing - Globbing is the process of expanding a non-specific file name...
- glocalization - Glocalization is a term that was invented in order ...
- GMT - Coordinated Universal Time (abbreviated as UTC, and therefore often spe...
- going forward - Going forward is a relatively new and apparently co...
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