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F1 Score
The harmonic mean of precision and recall, providing a single score that balances both metrics.
aiFacial Recognition
A biometric technology capable of identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame by comparing facial features.
aiFactory Pattern
A creational design pattern that provides an interface for creating objects in a superclass, but allows subclasses to alter the type of objects that will be created.
devFact Table
The central table in a star schema of a data warehouse that stores quantitative information for analysis.
aiFaking
A test double that has a working implementation but takes a shortcut that makes it unsuitable for production.
devFarcaster
A decentralized social network protocol designed to be sufficiently decentralized, allowing users to control their identity and data.
webFastify
A highly efficient and low-overhead web framework for Node.js, focused on providing the best developer experience with the least overhead.
webFaucet
A service that dispenses small amounts of free cryptocurrency, typically for use on a testnet.
webFault Tolerance
The property that enables a system to continue operating properly in the event of the failure of one or more of its components.
devFeature Engineering
The process of using domain knowledge to extract or create new features from raw data that help machine learning algorithms perform better.
aiFeature Extraction
The process of transforming raw data into a set of features that can be processed while still accurately and completely describing the original data set.
aiFeature Flags
A software development technique that allows developers to turn features on or off at runtime without deploying new code.
devFeature Scaling
A method used to normalize the range of independent variables or features of data.
aiFeature Selection
The process of selecting a subset of relevant features (variables, predictors) for use in model construction.
aiFeature Store
A centralized repository that stores and manages processed features for machine learning, ensuring consistency between training and inference.
aiFederated Learning
A machine learning technique that trains an algorithm across multiple decentralized devices or servers holding local data samples, without exchanging them.
aiFediverse
An ensemble of federated servers that are used for web publishing and file hosting, but which can communicate with each other as a single social network.
webFetch API
A modern interface for fetching resources (including across the network) in a more powerful and flexible way than XMLHttpRequest.
webFew-shot Learning(FSL)
A machine learning task where the model is trained to recognize new classes using only a very small number of examples (typically 2-5).
aiFiber Optics
A technology that uses glass or plastic threads (fibers) to transmit data as pulses of light.
networkFIDO2(FIDO2)
An open standard for unphishable authentication, developed by the FIDO Alliance.
securityField-Programmable Gate Array(FPGA)
An integrated circuit designed to be configured by a customer or a designer after manufacturing.
hardwareFilecoin(FIL)
A decentralized storage network that turns cloud storage into an algorithmic market, allowing users to rent out their spare storage space.
webFine-tuning
The process of taking a pre-trained model and further training it on a smaller, specific dataset to adapt it for a particular task or domain.
aiFinFET
A type of non-planar, 3D transistor used in modern integrated circuits to reduce leakage and improve performance.
hardwareFinOps
A cloud financial management discipline that enables organizations to get maximum business value from cloud spending.
cloudFirewall
A network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic.
securityFireWire
A high-speed serial bus interface for personal computers and digital audio/video, also known as IEEE 1394.
hardwareFirmware Security
The practice of protecting the low-level software that controls a device's hardware from unauthorized access and modification.
securityFirst Contentful Paint(FCP)
A metric that measures the time from when the page starts loading to when any part of the page's content is rendered on the screen.
webFirst Input Delay(FID)
A Core Web Vital that measures the time from when a user first interacts with a page to the time when the browser is actually able to begin processing event handlers in response to that interaction.
webFirst Meaningful Paint(FMP)
A performance metric that measures when the primary content of a page is visible to the user.
webFlannel
A simple and easy-to-configure L3 network fabric designed for Kubernetes.
cloudFlash Loan
A type of uncollateralized loan in DeFi that must be borrowed and repaid within the same transaction.
webFlexbox
A one-dimensional layout method for arranging items in rows or columns, providing high flexibility for distributing space and aligning items.
webFlow Control
A technique that allows a receiver to control the rate at which a sender transmits data, preventing the receiver from being overwhelmed.
networkFluxCD
A set of continuous and progressive delivery solutions for Kubernetes that are open and extensible.
cloudFog Computing
A decentralized computing infrastructure in which data, compute, storage, and applications are distributed in the most logical, efficient place between the data source and the cloud.
networkFOMO(FOMO)
The anxiety that an investor feels when they worry they will miss a profitable opportunity.
webForecasting
The process of making predictions of the future based on past and present data and most commonly by analysis of trends.
aiForm Factor
The physical size, shape, and layout of a hardware component, such as a motherboard or power supply.
hardwareFoundation
A family of responsive frontend frameworks that make it easy to design beautiful responsive websites, apps, and emails.
webFoundation Model
A large-scale AI model trained on a vast amount of data that can be adapted to a wide range of downstream tasks.
aiFPU(FPU)
Floating Point Unit; a specialized part of a processor designed to perform calculations on non-integer numbers (floating-point numbers).
hardwareFragmentation (Networking)
The process of breaking an IP packet into smaller pieces so that they can pass through a link with a smaller MTU.
networkFront-running
The practice of placing a transaction in the queue before a known pending transaction to profit from it.
webFUD(FUD)
A strategy used to influence perception by spreading negative or misleading information.
webFull Node
A computer that stores a complete copy of the blockchain and independently verifies every transaction and block according to the network's rules.
webFunctional Programming(FP)
A programming paradigm where programs are constructed by applying and composing functions, avoiding shared state and mutable data.
devFuzzy Logic
A form of many-valued logic in which the truth values of variables may be any real number between 0 and 1, rather than just true or false.
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