- FAQ
- See frequently asked questions.
- FDDI
- See fiber distributed data interface.
- Fiber Distributed Data Interface
- Standard for computer connections on optical fiber
cables at a rate of 100 Mbit. See also bandwidth, ethernet, T1,
T3.
- File Transfer Protocol
- Internet protocol to move files from one Internet
site to another one. Public FTP servers allow the up- and download of files,
creating public file archives.
- Finger
- Tool to locate people on other Unix servers. It
helps to see if a certain person is online.
- Firewall
- A tool to seperate an Intranet from the Internet by
disallowing connections on certain ports, making the Intranet very secure. See also
network, intranet.
- Firewire
- Serial interface technology, which allows the
connection of devices at speeds up to 50 Mbytes/s. Used for devices such as video
cameras so that they can feed real time video to a computer.
- Flame
- A crude or witless comment on a newsgroup posting
or e-mail. See also flame war.
- Flame War
- Instead of discussing positions in an online
discussion, personal attacks (or flames) against the debators are exchanged. See
also flame.
- Flat File
- A database in ASCII format that separates records
by a special character. See also ASCII, database.
- Font
- Typographic style such as Times Roman or
Helvetica.
- Forward
- Sending on an e-mail to a third person. See also
e-mail.
- Frame
- HTML tag that allows the browser window to be
segmented into several sections. See also browser, HTML.
- Freenet
- Internet access provided on a non-profit
basis.
- Freeware
- Software that is available to anybody without the
need for paying a fee, while the author retains the copyright.
- Frequently Asked Questions
- A web page that lists and answers the most common
question on a particular subject.
- FTP
- See file transfer protocol.
- Full-Text Index
- Database containing every word of every document,
including stop words. See stop words.
- Fuzzy Search
- Finds matches even if the keyword is misspelled or
only partially spelled.
- FWIW
- Net-language for "for what it's worth".
- FYI
- Net-language for "for your information".
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