Glossary
Terms starting with F
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- fragmentation
- The technique of developing a them,, by dividing it into smaller units, most common in the music of the Viennese Classicists.
- Fragrant rice
- An aromatic long-grain rice favoured in Thai and Vietnamese cooking. It’s also known as jasmine rice and is quite similar to Indian basmati, but is slightly stickier. Serve it with Thai-style curries or spicy, saucy dishes. For something different try using…
- Frame information
- Falsely setting up another to take the blame or for arrest or conviction of a crime.
- Frame Relay
- A fast packet switching protocol. Used mainly in Wide Area Networks. It differs from ATM in that packets can have variable length.
- Frames
- a structure that allows for the dividing of a Web page into two or more independent parts.
- frameshift
- A mutation in which there is an addition or deletion of one, two or a small number (not a multiple of three) of nucleotides that causes the codon reading frame to shift to one of two others from the point of the mutation during translation. Consequently the…
- frameshift mutation
- The insertion or deletion of a nucleotide pair or pairs, causing a disruption of the translational reading frame.
- FRAMING EFFECTS
- The effect of framing (wood or metal studs, joists, beams, etc.) on the overall U-value of a wall, roof, floor, window or other building surface. Framing generally increases the U-Value and decreases the R-Value of insulated surfaces.
- FRAMING PERCENTAGE
- The area of actual framing in an envelope assembly divided by the overall area of the envelope assembly. This percentage is used to calculate the overall U-value of an assembly.
- Franchise
- A franchise is a privilege granted to another that allows a sole right within a territory or market to engage in a certain business or deal in a certain trademarked product. A franchise agreement will be drawn up between the franchisor and the franchisee…
- Frangipane
- Frangipane (or frangipani) is an almond-flavoured sweet pastry cream used when preparing various desserts, sweets, cakes and pancakes. It's made with milk, sugar, flour, eggs and butter mixed with either crushed macaroons or with ground almonds. It's said to…
- FRAUD
- Intentional lying or concealment by policyholders to obtain payment of an insurance claim that would otherwise not be paid, or lying or misrepresentation by the insurance company managers, employees, agents, and brokers for financial gain.
- Fraud information
- Intentionally perverting the truth in order to gain an unfair advantage. False representations of the quality of goods is fraud.
- Frauds Statute of information
- The ancient Statute of Frauds required land transfers to be in writing and signed by the grantor.
- FREE-LOOK PERIOD
- A period of up to one month during which the purchaser of an annuity can cancel the contract with no penalty. Rules vary by state.
- Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) information
- Many government documents and records must be disclosed upon proper request. The FOIA sets up how to make a proper request and provides a remedy for appeal of denials.
- Freehold information
- An interest in real property or immovable personal property that is of an indefinite duration. A life estate is a freehold interest.
- Freelancer
- Freelancers are workers that are self-employed and who bid for individual projects. Freelancing is notoriously hard work but this is compensated though the kind of flexibility and freedom that employees do not have.
- Freeze out information
- Closing off, or keeping a minority shareholder from exercising a right through concerted action by a majority of the shareholders.
- French dressing
- Also known as vinaigrette (French for 'little vinegar') this is a fairly thick salad dressing made from a mixture of olive oil, wine vinegar (red, white or balsamic) and salt and pepper to which various flavourings can be added such as herbs, mustard, honey…
- frequency
- In acoustics, the number of times per second that the air carrying a sound vibrates as a wave. fret A raised strip across the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, designed to produce a specific pitch when stopped at that point.
- FREQUENCY
- The number of cycles which an alternating current moves through in each second. Standard electric utility frequency in the United States is 60 cycles per second, or 60 Hertz.
- FREQUENCY
- Number of times a loss occurs. One of the criteria used in calculating premium rates.
- frequency
- the number of wave crests or troughs that pass a particular point in a given interval of time (usually one second); usually expressed in hertz (cycles per second)
- Frequency (audio)
- Frequency, in music, refers to the pitch of a sound. The frequency of a sound is measured in cycles per second. One cycle is one complete audio waveform. Bass frequencies have a lower number of waveforms per second. Treble frequencies have a very high number…
- frequency histogram
- A step curve in which the frequencies of various arbitrarily bounded classes are graphed.
- Frequency Response
- A frequency range that an electronic component can accurately reproduce. Humans can hear from 20Hz to 20,000Hz (20kHz). An ideal component would have a frequency response, totally flat or without deviation, from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
- frequency-dependent fitness
- fitness differences whose intensity changes with changes in the relative frequency of genotypes in the population.
- frequency-dependent selection
- Selection that involves frequency-dependent fitness. Selection of a genotype depending on its frequency in the population.
- frequency-independent selection
- Selection in which the fitnesses of genotypes are independent of their relative frequency in the population.
- frequency-interdependent fitness
- fitness that is not dependent upon interactions with other individuals of the same species.
- Fresh Pursuit information
- The common law right of a police officer to go outside his jurisdiction if in close and recent pursuit of a felon. Modernly, this refers to extra-territorial police chases.
- Freshwater Pearl
- An irregularly shaped pearl that has been formed by a mussel living in a lake or river.
- Fresnel Screen (projection TV)
- Helps balance out the light of the image across the screen. Without this screen, there would only be a centre screen bright spot. This screen receives the initial light image from the mirror and is made up of grooves, not unlike the grooves on an original LP…
- Fricassée
- A delicate creamy dish of chicken and vegetables, often served with rice. The chicken is cooked gently in butter, after which a creamy white sauce (usually made with double cream) is added. It's often garnished with small glazed onions and lightly cooked…
- Friendly Suit information
- In a settled case, some require court approval. For example, wrongful death, and settlements where minors have been involved, will require court approval. The settling parties file a friendly suit for the sole purpose of obtaining that approval.
- Frittata
- An Italian omelette usually made quite thick with a variety of fillings, such potatoes, mushrooms, courgettes, ham, cheese, and so on. Unlike a French omelette, the ingredients are mixed with the eggs rather than being folded inside them. The frittata is cut…
- Fritter
- A fritter is any piece of raw or cooked meat, fish, fruit or vegetable coated in batter and deep-fried until crisp, golden and cooked through. Fritter batter is usually made from flour, eggs, milk, salt, pepper and a little oil to help them go crisp. If it's…
- Fritto misto
- An Italian dish combining a variety of fritters. Literally meaning 'fried mixture' it can include a variety of deep-fried meats and vegetables such as lamb, rabbit, veal, sausage, liver, courgettes, carrots, aubergine, fennel and tomatoes. Fruit, such as…
- Frivolous Suit information
- A baseless lawsuit. Sanctions are in order where claims are frivolous.
- frog closure
- Chinese closing of decorative cording or braid. A soft ball of cording or a button is used to complete the closure.
- Fromage frais
- A fresh, low-fat curd cheese (similar to cottage cheese but processed until the texture is smooth and lump-free) made from pasteurised cows' milk. Fromage frais has very little fat but there are ones that have cream added which make them better for cooking…
- Front of the house
- The area of a restaurant that the customer visits, including the customer service area, bar and dining room.
- Front Panel A V Inputs
- Permit easy connection of extra video equipment, such as a camcorder, VCR or video game system. There are three inputs on the front panel of the receiver.
- FRONTING
- A procedure in which a primary insurer acts as the insurer of record by issuing a policy, but then passes the entire risk to a reinsurer in exchange for a commission. Often, the fronting insurer is licensed to do business in a state or country where the risk…
- FrontPage Extensions
- Microsoft's server-side applications that lets users of FrontPage Web site creation tool to incorporate "web-bots" that perform pre-packaged function like full-text Web site searching or adding a hit counter. FrontPage extensions are also available for…
- frottola
- A light, popular Italian song, a precursor of the Italian madrigal.
- Fruit Acid
- The same as glycolic acid (reduces build up of excess dead skin cells).
- Fruit of the Poisonous Tree information
- After determination that primary evidence was illegally obtained and may not be admitted into evidence, the defense will follow up with a motion to exclude any secondary evidence that arose directly as fruit from the tainted tree.
- fruiting body
- In fungi, the organ in which meiosis occurs and sexual spores are produced.
- FSBO information
- Acronym for For Sale By Owner which connotes an informal transaction of personal or real property, without the involvement of agents.
- FSI
- Direct/free standing inserts are paper advertisements that are mailed directly to a person's home, usually in the form of a packet of coupons (from many businesses including yours.
- FTP
- File Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol defining how to download and upload files between a client and an FTP server. Popular client FTP programs are CuteFTP and WS_FTP. Major browser also have FTP capability.
- FTPmail
- Using email messages to access the FTP sites. Requires a special software installed on the server.
- FUEL
- A substance that can be used to produce heat.
- FUEL CELL
- A device or an electrochemical engine with no moving parts that converts the chemical energy of a fuel, such as hydrogen, and an oxidant, such as oxygen, directly into electricity. The principal components of a fuel cell are catalytically activated…
- FUEL GAS
- Synthetic gas used for heating or cooling. It has less energy content than pipeline-quality gas.
- FUEL OIL
- Petroleum products that are burned to produce heat or power.
- FUEL REPROCESSING (Nuclear)
- The means for obtaining usable, fissionable material from spent reactor fuel.
- FUEL ROD (Nuclear)
- A long slender tube that holds fissionable material (fuel) for nuclear reactor use. Fuel rods are assembled into bundles called fuel elements or assemblies, which are loaded individually into the reactor core.