Also known as pyrexia, a body temperature above the human normal 98.6ºF (37ºC).
FF
Furan Formaldehyde
FF&E
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
FFU
Fan-Filter Unit
FG
Finished Goods
FHA
Filamentous Haemaglutinin
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
FIBC
Flexible Intermediate-Bulk Container
Fiber
Particle having an aspect (length to width) ratio of 10 or more. ISO 14644-1, ISO 14644-5.
Fiber Optics
Communications systems that use optical fibers for transmission.
Fibrin
A plasma protein that, in its aggregated state, is the major component of a blood clot. It is produced from fibrinogen, a soluble precursor, by the action of the proteolytic enzyme, thrombin.
Fibrinogen
In the clotting of blood it is known as Factor I. The plasma protein that becomes converted to a clot at the end of the coagulation process. Present in plasma; absent in serum.
Fibroblasts
A type of cell found just underneath the surface of the skin. Fibroblasts are part of the support structure for tissues and organs.
Fichier de documents originaux (Master document file)
FIDIC
Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils
Field
(ISO) On a data medium or in storage, a specified area used for a particular class of data; e.g., a group of character positions used to enter or display wage rates on a screen.
Field
Defined logical data that is part of a record.
Field
The elementary unit of a record that may contain a data item, a data aggregate, a pointer, or a link.
Field
A discrete location in a database that contains an unique piece of information. A field is a component of a record. A record is a component of a database.
FIFO
First-In-First-Out
FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (EPA Regulations)
FIH
First in Human
File
(ISO) A set of related records treated as a unit; e.g., in stock control, a file could consists of a set of invoices.
File
The largest unit of storage structure that consists of a named collection of all occurrences in a database of records of a particular record type. Synonym: Data Set.
File Maintenance
(ANSI) The activity of keeping a file up to date by adding, changing, or deleting data.