Glossary
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- These initials are the abbreviation for Food, Energy, the Environment, Economic Growth and Population.
- Fiber-optic cablesearch for term
- Glass fiber used for laser transmission of video, audio, and/or data. Fiber-optic cablei has a much greater bandwidth capacity than conventional cable or copper wire.
- Fibre Channelsearch for term
- A high-speed network technology typically used to build Storage Area Networks (SANi). The Fibre Channeli Protocoli serializes SCSI commands into Fibre Channel frames. Although Fibre Channel can be used as a general-purpose network carrying ATMi, IPi, and other protocols, it has been primarily used for transporting SCSI traffic from servers to disk arrays. Fibre Channel supports single mode and multimode fiber connections as well as coaxial cable and twisted pair.
- File serversearch for term
- A computer on a network with the primary task of storing files that can be shared by network users.
- Firewallsearch for term
- A technology that gives users access to the Interneti while retaining internal network security.
- FireWiresearch for term
- Apple Computer's trademarked name for its high-speed serial bus supporting the IEEEi 1394 data transfer standard. FireWirei enables the connection of up to 63 devices and transfers data at a speed of up to 400 mbps.
- Flashsearch for term
- Software by Macromedia that enables designers to use simple vector graphics to create computer animations, which can be viewed by any browser with the correct plug-in.
- FMPsearch for term
- The APECi Finance Ministers' Process (FMPi) provides an annual forum for APEC Member Economies to exchange views and information on regional financial developments and to pursue cooperative programs that promote financial sector development and liberalization.
- Forasearch for term
- APECi has a number of different groups working in the areas of trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation and economic and technical cooperation contributing to the achievement of APEC goals. Certain committees, ad hoc groups, expert groups and working groups are known individually as an APEC Forumi and collectively as APEC Forai.
- Forumsearch for term
- APECi has a number of different groups working in the areas of trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation and economic and technical cooperation contributing to the achievement of APEC goals. Certain committees, ad hoc groups, expert groups and working groups are known individually as an APEC Forumi and collectively as APEC Forai.
- FTPsearch for term
- A protocol that enables a user to move files from a distant computer to a local computer using a network like the Interneti.
- Fully interactive videosearch for term
- Two sites interacting with audio and video as if they were colocated.
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- The Fisheries Working Group (FWGi) was created by the SOMi in 1991. It aims to: promote the conservation and sustainable use of fisheries resources; promote sustainable development of aquaculture and habitat preservation; seek solutions to common fisheries resource management problems and aquaculture disease control; enhance food safety and quality of fish and fisheries products; and promote sector-specific work relating to trade and investment liberalization and facilitation.
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