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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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flat-panel display 
This term usually refers to the LCDs used for notebook computers and desktop displays, but it could also refer to other technologies, such as plasma, that produce flat-shaped screens as opposed to the bulkier CRT technology.


 
F 
false contouring
FAQs
Fast Ethernet
FAT
FCC
feature creep
FHSS
Fibre Channel
fiber-optic cable
file extension
filters
finger
fingerprinting
firewall
 
FireWire
firmware
fixed-pixel display
FLAC
flame
Flash
flash memory
flat-panel display
flat-panel TV
flat shading
floating-point math
FM synthesis
focal length
footlambert
 
format
fps
FPU
fragment
fragmentation length
frame buffer
frame relay
frames
freeware
frequency
frequency spectrum
front projection
FTP
full duplex
  
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