IBM AT 5170 Technical Reference page 461

interpreted according to a different code or according to a
different coded character set.
ETB. End-of -transmission-block.
r-",
ETX. End-of-text.
extended binary-coded decimal interchange code
(EBCDIC). A set of 256 characters, each represented by eight
bits.
F. Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit (F). A temperature scale. Contrast with Celsius (C).
falling edge. Synonym for negative-going edge.
~. FCC. Federal Communications Commission.
fetch. To locate and load a quantity of data from storage.
FF. The form feed character.
field.
(1)
In a record, a specified area used for a particular
category of data. (2) In a data base, the smallest unit of data that
can be referred to.
field-programmable logic sequencer (FPLS). An integrated
circuit containing a programmable, read-only memory that
responds to external inputs and feedback of its own outputs.
FIFO (first-in-first out). A queuing technique in which the next
item to be retrieved is the item that has been in the queue for the
longest time.
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