F
fact table

(1) In a DB2 OLAP Server, a table, or in many cases a set of tables, that contains all data values for a relational cube.

(2) A relational table that contains facts, such as units sold or cost of goods, and foreign keys that link the fact table to each dimension table.

Fast Communications Manager (FCM)

A group of functions that provide inter-partition communication support.

federated database

In a federated system, the database that is within the federated server. Users and applications interface with the federated database. To these clients, the data sources appear as a single collective database in DB2.

federated server

The DB2 server in a federated system. Any number of DB2 instances can be configured to function as federated servers. ...

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