falling edge. Synonym for negative-going edge.
FCC. Federal Communications Commission.
fetch. To locate and load a quantity of data from storage.
FF. The form feed character.
field.
(1)
In a record, a specified area used for a particular
category of data.
(2)
In a data base, the smallest unit
of
data that
can be referred to.
fixed disk drive. In the
IBM Personal Computer, a unit consisting
of nonremovable magnetic disks, and a device for storing data on
and retrieving data from the disks.
flag.
(1)
Any of various types of indicators used for
identification.
(2)
A character that signals the occurrence
of
some condition, such
as
the end
of
a word.
(3)
Deprecated term
~
for mark.
flexible disk. Synonym for diskette.
flip-flop. A circuit or device containing active elements, capable
of assuming either one
of
two stable states at a given time.
font. A family or assortment of characters of a given size and
style; for example,
10 point Press Roman medium.
foreground.
(1)
In multiprogramming, the environment in which
high-priority programs are executed.
(2)
On
a color display
screen, the characters
as
opposed to the background.
form feed.
(1)
Paper movement used to bring
an
assigned part of
a form to the printing position.
(2)
In word processing, a
function that advances the typing position to the same character
position
on
a predetermined line of the next form or page.
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