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Floating-gate MOSFET
A floating-gate MOSFET is a transistor whose electrically isolated gate stores charge without power, making it the memory cell of EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory.
Floating-point arithmetic
Floating-point arithmetic is the method computers use to approximate real numbers as significand times base to an exponent, governed by the IEEE 754-2019 standard and subject to rounding error.
Floating-point unit
A floating-point unit (FPU) is the part of a processor that performs arithmetic on real numbers, found in microcontrollers, phone and PC processors, and modern GPUs.
Floatplane
A floatplane is a seaplane with a conventional landplane fuselage supported on separate floats, or pontoons, in place of wheels; with retractable gear it becomes an amphibian.
Flock (satellite constellation)
A Flock is a group of Dove CubeSat imaging satellites launched together by Planet Labs, adding capacity to its PlanetScope constellation, which images nearly all landmass daily.
Flock Group Inc.
Flock Group Inc., known as Flock Safety, is an American public-safety technology company in Atlanta, Georgia, whose license plate reader cameras track vehicles for thousands of police agencies.
Flocking control of multi-agent systems
Flocking control is a branch of cooperative control in which autonomous agents coordinate motion using only local neighbor information, moving with common velocity while avoiding collisions.
Flood barrier
A flood barrier, also known as a storm surge barrier or hurricane barrier, has movable gates closed against storm surge while letting ships pass and tides flow in normal conditions.
Flood barrier failure and maloperation
Flood barrier failure and maloperation covers documented failures of movable flood barriers and gates, including automation errors, missed alarms, corrosion, and power loss during storms.
Flood control dams in Japan (chōseichi)
Flood control dams in Japan, called chōseichi, are reservoir dams at least 15 m tall whose storage is reserved to absorb flood peaks; about 793 serve flood control under MLIT.
Flood control in the Netherlands
Flood control in the Netherlands is the system of dikes, dunes, dams, and storm surge barriers protecting a low-lying country where 26% of the land lies below sea level.
Flood fighting
Flood fighting is the set of emergency actions taken during a flood to keep defenses intact and divert water, such as patrolling levees and sandbagging.
Flood Insurance Rate Map
A Flood Insurance Rate Map is a FEMA map of a community's flood hazard zones and Base Flood Elevations, used for insurance rating and floodplain management since 1968.
Flood prevention
Flood prevention covers structural defenses (dams, levees, drainage), nature-based solutions, land-use regulation, insurance, and early warning systems used to reduce flood risk; by 2050, 1.6 billion people are projected to be at risk of flooding.
Flood risk management plan
A flood risk management plan (FRMP) is an EU document under the 2007 Floods Directive setting out each Member State's flood prevention, protection, and preparedness measures.
Floodgate
A floodgate, also known as a stop gate or crest gate, is a movable barrier across a waterway or spillway, normally held open and closed during flood threats.
Floodplain buyout
A floodplain buyout is a government purchase of flood-prone private property from willing sellers; structures are demolished and the land is restricted to open space.
Floods Directive
The Floods Directive, Directive 2007/60/EC, is a 2007 European Union law obliging member states to assess flood-prone areas, map hazards and risks, and produce management plans on six-year cycles.
Floodwall
A floodwall is a long, narrow barrier of reinforced concrete or masonry built to protect land from flooding; an earthen version is usually called a levee.
Floor area ratio
Floor area ratio (FAR), also called floor space index or plot ratio, is a zoning measure expressing a building's total floor area as a multiple of its lot area.
Floor lamp
A floor lamp is a free-standing light fixture providing ambient, task, or accent lighting without ceiling installation, making it practical for renters and rooms without overhead fixtures.
Floor plan
A floor plan, also called a ground plan, is a scale drawing of one building level viewed from above, showing rooms, doors, windows, and stairs.
Flooring
Flooring, also known as floor covering or floorboards, is the finished walking surface installed over a building's floor structure, in materials such as timber, tile, vinyl, and carpet.
Floorp
Floorp is a free, open-source desktop web browser built on Mozilla Firefox and developed since 2021 by a small Japanese team, distributed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Floorplanning (EDA)
Floorplanning in electronic design automation is the first major step of physical design for an integrated circuit, defining the die and core areas and placing blocks.
Floppy disk
The floppy disk, also called a diskette, is a removable magnetic storage medium introduced by IBM in 1971; the 3.5-inch 1.44 MB version became the PC standard.
Flora camouflage
Flora (Флора), also known as VSR-98, is a military camouflage pattern of the Russian Armed Forces, adopted in 1998, nicknamed Arbuz for its dark stripes, and replaced by the pixelated EMR design.
Floreña Oil and Gas Field
Floreña is an oil and gas condensate field in the Llanos foothills near Yopal, Casanare, Colombia, discovered by British Petroleum in the 1990s and operated by Ecopetrol.
Florence Baptistery
The Florence Baptistery, or Battistero di San Giovanni, is an octagonal Romanesque building facing Florence Cathedral, known for its marble cladding, medieval mosaics, and Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise.
Florence by Mills
Florence by Mills is a consumer brand founded in August 2019 by Millie Bobby Brown, the British actress known for Netflix's Stranger Things, as a clean beauty and skincare line.