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FileNet
FileNet is an enterprise content management and business process management software company, founded in 1982 in Costa Mesa, California, and acquired by IBM in 2006 for about $1.6 billion.
Filensin
Filensin (BFSP1; formerly CP95, CP115, CP94) is an intermediate filament protein expressed only in lens fiber cells, where with CP49 (phakinin) it forms beaded filaments essential for lens transparency; mutations cause juvenile-onset cataract.
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) defines the directory structure and the purpose of each directory in UNIX-like operating systems, so software and administrators can predict where files are located.
Filesystem in Userspace
Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a Linux kernel interface that lets an ordinary userspace program implement a filesystem without kernel code, used by sshfs, ntfs-3g, and over 100 other filesystems.
Filet mignon
Filet mignon (fillet steak) is a thick, extremely tender, very lean steak cut from the beef tenderloin (psoas major), the priciest steak cut, cooked rare to medium rare and first printed on an 1899 New York menu.
Filet-O-Fish
Filet-O-Fish: McDonald's fish sandwich invented in 1962 by Cincinnati franchisee Lou Groen for Catholic Friday abstainers; won a 350-to-6 contest against Ray Kroc's Hula Burger; Alaska pollock, steamed bun, tartar sauce.
FileVault
FileVault is the built-in disk encryption feature of macOS, first released in 2003 with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and rewritten in 2011 to encrypt the entire startup volume.
Filevine
Filevine is a venture-backed legal technology company in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 2014, whose AI-powered case management platform serves law firms, government agencies, and Fortune 500 enterprises.
Filey
Filey is a seaside town in North Yorkshire, England, on the North Sea coast between Scarborough and Flamborough Head, known for its late Roman signal station at Filey Brigg.
FileZilla
FileZilla is a free and open-source file transfer application, begun in January 2001 by German student Tim Kosse, consisting of a cross-platform FTP, FTPS, and SFTP client and a Windows FTP server.
Filgotinib
Filgotinib (Jyseleca, GS-6034/GLPG0634) is an oral preferential JAK1 inhibitor approved in the EU, UK, and Japan for rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis, dosed once daily as 100 or 200 mg maleate tablets.
Filgrastim
Filgrastim (r-metHuG-CSF, Neupogen) is a recombinant, non-glycosylated 175-amino-acid human G-CSF made in E. coli, approved in the US in 1991 to treat neutropenia, mobilize stem cells, and treat radiation exposure; biosimilars include Zarxio.
Filhos de Gandhi
Filhos de Gandhy is an afoxé, a candomblé street carnival procession founded in Salvador, Bahia, in 1949 by Black dockworkers in homage to Mahatma Gandhi, parading in white sheets to ijexá drumming.
Filial piety (孝)
Filial piety (孝, xiao; 孝道) is the Confucian virtue of reverent care for parents and elders, canonized in the Classic of Filial Piety, politicized under the Han as loyalty to rulers, spread across East Asia, and redefined in modern societies around parent-child equality.
Filiberto Azcuy
Filiberto Azcuy, full name Filiberto Azcuy Aguilera, is a Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler, born in 1972, who won Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 and a world title in 2001.
Filibuster
Filibuster: legislative tactic of blocking a bill by preventing a vote, chiefly via extended debate in the U.S. Senate. Ended only by cloture under Rule XXII, requiring 60 of 100 senators since 1975; not in the Constitution.
Filibuster (military)
Filibuster (military): a private, unauthorized armed expedition into foreign territory, from Spanish filibustero (freebooter). Banned by the 1818 U.S. Neutrality Act; targets included Texas, Cuba, Mexico, and Nicaragua; William Walker, its most infamous figure, ruled Nicaragua in 1856 and was executed in 1860.
Filibuster in the United States Senate
The Senate filibuster is obstruction, usually extended debate, that delays or blocks a vote; cloture under Rule XXII, adopted 1917 and set at 60 votes since 1975, is the way to end it.
Filibuster War
The Filibuster War, also called the National Campaign of 1856–1857, was fought between American filibuster William Walker, who ruled Nicaragua, and a coalition of the five Central American states.
Filibuvir
Filibuvir (PF-00868554), a Pfizer non-nucleoside inhibitor of the HCV NS5B polymerase binding the thumb 2 site, reached phase 2 for genotype 1 hepatitis C before development was discontinued in 2013.
Filicide
Filicide is the killing of a child by a parent, sometimes extended to killings by stepparents and parent equivalents; distinct terms cover neonaticide and infanticide.
Filigree
Filigree, also spelled filagree or filigrane, is a metalworking technique in which fine gold or silver wire is twisted and soldered into intricate openwork patterns, first developed in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Filiki Eteria
Filiki Eteria (Φιλική Εταιρεία, "Friendly Society") was a Greek revolutionary secret society founded in Odessa in 1814 to overthrow Ottoman rule and establish an independent Greek state.
Filimo (فیلیمو)
Filimo (فیلیمو) is an Iranian subscription video-on-demand streaming platform founded in 2014, operated by Tehran-based Saba Idea. It is Iran's largest streaming service, holding more than 50% of the market.
Filing for Love
Filing for Love (은밀한 감사, Secret Audit) is a 2026 tvN South Korean office rom-com, 12 episodes, starring Shin Hae-sun and Gong Myoung as Haemu Group auditors; finale hit 9.7% Nielsen.
Filinvest Development
Filinvest Development Corporation is a Philippine holding company controlled by the Gotianun family and headquartered in Alabang, Metro Manila, operating in real estate, banking, and power since 1973.
Filioque
Filioque, Latin for "and the Son", is a clause added to the Nicene Creed's statement on the Holy Spirit, a major cause of the East-West schism of 1054.
Filip Adamski
Filip Adamski (Filip Kamil Adamski), German rower born 1983 in Wroclaw; 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the men's eight and 2009 world champion in the same boat class.
Filip Bilbija (Филип Билбија)
Filip Bilbija (Филип Билбија), German attacking midfielder born 2000 in Berlin; ex-Ingolstadt, Hamburger SV, SC Paderborn (17 goals in 2025/26 promotion season), joined Derby County free in 2026.
Filip Dames
Filip Dames is a German venture capital investor and founding partner of Berlin-based Cherry Ventures, which he co-founded after a career in Zalando's founding team.