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Fn key
The Fn key is a modifier key on compact keyboards that, while held, changes other keys' output, most commonly letting dual-purpose F1–F12 keys act as standard function keys or media controls.
FN M1900
The FN M1900 is a semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and made by FN in Belgium from 1899, the first production pistol with a slide.
FN MAG
The FN MAG, also known as the MAG 58 or L7, is a Belgian 7.62mm NATO general purpose machine gun designed by Fabrique Nationale and adopted by over 90 countries.
FN Minimi
The FN Minimi, the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon in US service, is a belt-fed light machine gun made by FN Herstal and used by most NATO armies.
FN Model 1910
The FN Model 1910 is a semi-automatic pocket pistol designed by John Browning for FN in Belgium, produced from 1912 and used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
FN Model 1949
The FN Model 1949, usually called the FN-49 or SAFN, is a Belgian semi-automatic battle rifle designed by Dieudonné Saive, sold to at least 26 nations.
FN P90
The FN P90, also called the Fabrique Nationale P90, is a compact Belgian personal defense weapon made by FN Herstal, in service since 1990 in over 40 countries.
FN SCAR
The FN SCAR (SOF Combat Assault Rifle) is a modular rifle family made by Belgian manufacturer FN Herstal for US special operations, fielded since 2009.
FNAEG
FNAEG, the Fichier national automatisé des empreintes génétiques, is France's central forensic DNA database, created in 1998 to help solve crimes and identify the dead and missing.
FNaF World
FNaF World (Five Nights at Freddy's World) is Scott Cawthon's 2016 turn-based RPG spin-off of Five Nights at Freddy's, pulled from Steam days after its $10 launch, refunded, and re-released free on Game Jolt with Updates 1 and 2 before cancellation in 2017.
Fnaïre
Fnaïre, also known as Fnaire (Arabic: فناير, "the lanterns"), is a Moroccan rap trio founded in 2001 in Marrakech, known for fusing rap with traditional Moroccan music.
Fnatic
Fnatic is a British esports organization founded by Sam Mathews in 2004; its League of Legends team won the game's first World Championship in 2011.
FNB Stadium
FNB Stadium, also Soccer City or The Calabash, is a 90,000-plus-seat stadium in Johannesburg's Nasrec precinct, home of Kaizer Chiefs, host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening match and final, and site of Nelson Mandela's 1990 speech and 2013 memorial.
FNC Entertainment
FNC Entertainment (에프엔씨엔터테인먼트), founded by Han Seong-ho (한성호) in 2006, is a KOSDAQ-listed South Korean entertainment agency behind FTISLAND, CNBLUE, SF9, and P1Harmony, with subsidiaries in Japan and the US.
FNCS Global Championship
The FNCS Global Championship is Epic Games' season-ending in-person Fortnite LAN, held since 2023 (Copenhagen, Fort Worth, Lyon-Décines, Antwerp), where top trios or duos from three FNCS Majors compete for multi-million-dollar pools.
FNDC5
FNDC5, also known as FRCP2, is a human gene on chromosome 1 that encodes the precursor of irisin, a hormone proposed to be released by exercise.
Fnord
Fnord is a Discordian concept popularized by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's Illuminatus! trilogy. It is a hidden keyword that subliminally generates unease and stifles rational thought.
FNY GP LLC
FNY GP LLC is a New York-based general partner of FNY Partners Fund LP, a Delaware hedge fund whose affiliated adviser reports about $2.91 billion in assets.
FNZ
FNZ is a global wealth-management platform provider founded in 2003 in Wellington, New Zealand, by Adrian Durham, serving over 650 financial institutions with US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform.
Fo Patera
Fo Patera is a 47.15 km volcanic patera on Jupiter's moon Io at 40.79°N, 192.25°W, named in 1997 after the Chinese fire and sun god Fo and observed as a Galileo thermal source.
Foal
Foal: the young of a horse or other equine, from birth to weaning and under one year old (colt if male, filly if female; yearling after age one). Key facts: newborn milestones, colostrum and passive immunity, weaning practice.
Foals (band)
Foals is a British rock band formed in Oxford in 2005, known for evolving from math rock to arena indie rock, achieving a UK number one in 2019.
Foam
A foam is a colloidal dispersion in which gas is dispersed as bubbles in a liquid or solid phase, as in soap foam, beer head, packaging materials, and volcanic pumice.
Foam cell
Foam cell: lipid-vacuole-filled macrophage or arterial smooth muscle cell, hallmark of atherosclerotic plaques; forms via scavenger receptor uptake of modified LDL with impaired ABCA1/ABCG1 efflux; SMCs supply roughly half of foam cells.
Foam fractionation
Foam fractionation is a separation process that concentrates dissolved surface-active solutes, such as surfactants and proteins, from dilute aqueous solutions by adsorbing them onto gas bubbles in rising foam.
Foam glass
Foam glass, also called cellular glass, is a rigid, lightweight insulation material made by foaming glass into millions of sealed gas cells, used since the 1930s.
Foam injection molding
Foam injection molding is a plastics process that injects polymer melt with a blowing agent, producing parts with a solid skin and a lightweight foamed core.
Foam sclerotherapy
Foam sclerotherapy is a treatment in which a sclerosant solution is whipped into foam and injected into incompetent veins, most often varicose veins, to close them.
Foamstars
Foamstars (FOAMSTARS) is a free-to-play 4v4 foam party shooter by Square Enix and Toylogic for PS4/PS5, launched February 6, 2024 as a PlayStation Plus Monthly Game; foam builds terrain and players surf it, distinct from Splatoon.
Foamy virus
Foamy viruses (spumaretroviruses, Spumaretrovirinae) are non-pathogenic complex retroviruses of primates, cats, horses, cattle, and bats, with DNA-containing virions from late reverse transcription; prototype foamy virus (PFV) and simian foamy virus zoonoses distinguish them from other retroviruses.