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Fixed data (sometimes referred to as permanent data, reference data, archival data, or
fixed-content data) is data that is not, under normal circumstances, subject to change.
Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC)
The trend towards seamless connectivity between fixed and wireless telecommunications networks. The ultimate goal of FMC is to optimize transmission of all data, voice and video communications to and among end users.
Fixed-Mobile Substitution (FMS)
The tendency for consumers and businesses to increasingly substitute cellular telephones for hard-wired or cordless landline sets.
Flash controller
The part of solid state flash memory that communicates with the host device and manages the flash file system directory. The controller is also responsible for wear leveling, error correction and garbage collection.
Flash File System
A flash file system is the way in which an entity of data (file) is named and where it is placed logically for storage and retrieval on a NAND-based solid state storage device.
A flash file system cannot be accessed by the end user.
Flash memory
A type of constantly-powered nonvolatile memory that can be erased and reprogrammed in units of memory called blocks. Flash memory is often used to hold control code such as the basic input/output system (BIOS) in personal computers.
Flash memory card
A small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices. Most of the current products use flash memory, although other technologies are being developed.
Any data repository or system that uses flash memory. The size and complexity of such systems ranges from portable USB jump drives to enterprise-class array-based memory systems.
Flash Video is a container file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player version 6 and newer. Flash Video content may also be embedded within SWF files. There are two different video file formats known as Flash Video: FLV and F4V. The audio and video data within FLV files are encoded in the same manner as they are within SWF files. The F4V file format is based on the ISO base media file format and is starting with Flash Player 9 update 3. Both formats are supported in Adobe Flash Player and currently developed by Adobe Systems. FLV was originally developed by Macromedia.
A non-volatile storage device that stores persistent data in flash memory. There are two types of flash memory, NAND and NOR. The names refer to the type of logic gate used in each memory cell.
A plug-and-play portable storage device that uses flash memory and is lightweight enough to attach to a key chain. A USB drive can be used in place of a floppy disk, Zip drive disk, or CD.
A flat file is a file containing records that have no structured interrelationship. The term is frequently used to describe a text document from which all word processing or other structure characters or markup have been removed.
Flat File System
A system of files in which every file in the system must have a different name. In Windows 95 and most other OS today, files are managed in a hierarchical file system with a hierarchy of directories/subdirectories, each containing a number of files.
Fleet management
The management of a company's transportation fleet, including motor vehicles such as cars,ships, vans and trucks. An important function of fleet management includes the vehicle tracking component that is usually GPS-based.
Flexbox is a totally new set of CSS properties that allows designers to create flexible layouts. The new flex layout allows elements within a container to be arranged in a way fitting to the screen or device that it is being viewed on. Unlike the block layout mode, the flex layout lacks the functionality of columns and floats. It does, however, allow more flexibility in the layout of the content within the container.