Terms and Abbreviations: F


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F

F

frame

FC

Fibre Channel

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

FCP

Final Cut Pro (Apple’s video editing software)

FDM

frequency-division multiplexing

FEC

forward error correction

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Administration

FEXT

far-end crosstalk

FFT

fast Fourier transform

FIFO

first in, first out

FIT

finite impulse response

FLUTE

File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (protocol)

FM

frequency modulation

FMC

fixed-mobile convergence

FNPRM

Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

FPGA

field-programmable gate array

FPN

fixed pattern noise

fps

frames per second

FRA

frequency relocation agreement

FRExt

Fidelity Range Extension to AVC

f-stop, f-number

focal length stop

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

FTTC

fiber-to-the-curb

FTTH

fiber-to-the-home

FTTP

fiber-to-the-premises



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