Terms starting with F

75 terms

  • Forward kinematics

    Robotics › Manipulation

    Forward kinematics computes the position and orientation of a robot's end effector from known joint values, using the geometry of the robot's…

  • Foveated rendering

    Extended reality › XR displays & optics

    Foveated rendering draws full detail only where the eye looks and lowers detail in peripheral vision, cutting the GPU load of XR…

  • FPGA

    Hardware › Semiconductors

    An FPGA is a semiconductor chip whose logic blocks and wiring are configured after manufacturing, so one device can implement many custom…

  • Frame rate

    Video › Video fundamentals

    Frame rate is the number of distinct images a video system captures or displays per second, shaping motion smoothness, motion blur and…

  • Frame time

    Gaming › Gaming performance

    Frame time is the time, in milliseconds, that a game needs to produce one frame, and its consistency decides how smooth gameplay…

  • Framing

    Photography › Composition

    Framing in photography composition is the choice of image boundaries and the use of scene elements as a frame that encloses the…

  • Fraud screening

    E-commerce › Payment security

    Fraud screening is the automated and manual review of e-commerce orders and payments to detect likely fraud before an order is accepted…

  • Free software

    Software › Licensing

    Free software is software licensed to grant users the freedom to run, study, modify and share it, a matter of liberty under…

  • Free-to-play

    Gaming › Game business models

    Free-to-play is a game business model in which the full game is free to download and revenue comes from optional purchases, subscriptions…

  • Freemium

    SaaS & startups › SaaS fundamentals

    Freemium is a SaaS pricing model that offers a permanent free plan with limits and charges for upgrades that unlock more usage,…

  • Frequency

    Audio › Acoustics

    Frequency in acoustics is the number of pressure cycles a sound wave completes per second, measured in hertz, and it largely determines…

  • Frequency band

    Telecommunications › Telecom fundamentals

    A frequency band is a defined range of radio frequencies allocated for a specific use, such as a mobile network band with…

  • Fresnel lens

    Extended reality › XR displays & optics

    A Fresnel lens in XR headsets is a thin, lightweight lens made of concentric ridges that magnifies the display, at the cost…

  • Frontend

    Web › Web architecture

    The frontend is the client-facing layer of a web application, the HTML, CSS and JavaScript that run in the browser and turn…

  • FTTH

    Telecommunications › Fiber & broadband

    FTTH (fiber to the home) is a broadband architecture in which optical fiber runs all the way from the operator's network into…

  • Fulfillment

    E-commerce › Orders & fulfillment

    Fulfillment in e-commerce is the process of receiving, storing, picking, packing and shipping customer orders, from paid order to delivered parcel.

  • Fulfillment center

    E-commerce › Orders & fulfillment

    A fulfillment center is a warehouse built to receive, store, pick, pack and ship individual online orders directly to customers quickly and…

  • Full backup

    Servers › Backup & recovery

    A full backup copies every selected file, database or volume in one complete, self-contained set that can be restored without any other…

  • Full frame

    Photography › Cameras & sensors

    Full frame is a 36 x 24 mm camera sensor format matching 35 mm film, the reference size for crop factor, lens…

  • Full stack

    Web › Web architecture

    Full stack in web architecture means every layer of a web application, from browser interface and backend logic to data storage and…

  • Function

    Programming › Programming fundamentals

    A function in programming is a named, reusable block of code that takes parameters, performs a task and usually returns a value…

  • Function as a service

    Cloud › Serverless

    Function as a service is a serverless cloud model that runs small event-triggered functions and bills only for the time and memory…

  • Funnel analysis

    Data › Analytics

    Funnel analysis in analytics measures how many users complete each step of a defined sequence and where they drop off before the…

  • Fuzzing

    Cybersecurity › Security testing

    Fuzzing is a security testing technique that feeds large volumes of malformed or random inputs to software to uncover crashes and exploitable…

  • FWA

    Telecommunications › Fiber & broadband

    FWA, fixed wireless access, delivers home and business broadband over a radio link from a mobile or dedicated base station instead of…