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FCC

Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission.

FEPROM

Acronym for Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. Flash memory

is a kind of non-volatile storage device similar to EEPROM, but the erasing takes

place only in blocks or the entire chip.

FIFO

Abbreviation for first-in, first-out. In computer programming, FIFO (first-in,

first-out) is an approach to handling program work requests from queues or stacks

so that the oldest request is handled next.

flash bios

A PC BIOS that is stored in a flash memory rather than in a ROM. A flash

BIOS chip can be updated in place, whereas a ROM BIOS must be replaced with

anewerchip.

flash memory

A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette

while still installed in a computer; most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten

with special programming equipment.

format

To prepare a hard drive or diskette for storing files. An unconditional format deletes

all data stored on the disk.

FPBGA

Acronym for field programmable gate array, a programmable logic chip (PLD)

with a high density of gates.

FRU

Acronym for field replaceable unit.

FTP

Abbreviation for file transfer protocol.

Abbreviation for gravities.

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