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- FireWire
- IEEE 1394 external bus standard originally developed by Apple > More
- firewall
- Software that prevents unauthorised users from logging in to a private network > More
- flash memory
- Type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed with new BIOS instructions > More
- flat-panel TV
- Video display typically using gas plasma or LCD technology > More
- flat-panel display
- Refers to LCDs used for laptop computers and desktop displays and technologies such as plasma > More
- focal length
- Distance between a camera lens and the film or sensor plane > More
- fps (frames per second)
- Frames per second -- the number of individual still pictures that pass by every second to create a moving image > More
- front projection
- Type of TV system in which the picture is projected onto a reflective screen or even a wall > More
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