F
Facility
Level: 1
Definition: Term used to refer to a physical building location, or the equipment and systems at a location, or both—in which case the term used might be physical plant and equipment. A telephone company or cable system’s network of lines, switches, nodes, and so on are commonly referred to as its facilities or simply as its plant.
Facsimilie (See Fax.)
Fader
Level: 2
Definition: Typically used in audio engineering and video production, a fader (also known as a slider or attenuator) provides users with the ability to perform a gradual change to the amplitude of a signal. Commonly found on traditional audio mixing consoles, faders are also found as a feature of most MIDI software programs.
Failover
Level: 1
Definition: In general ...
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