List of acronyms: F

This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends  that begin with the letter F.

For the purposes of this list:

  • acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
  • initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee
  • pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
(a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome
(i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
(p) = pseudo-blend, e.g.: UNIFEM – (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women
(s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz – Megahertz)

(Main list of acronyms)

FA

FB

FC

FD

FE

FF

FG

FH

FI

FJ

FK

FL

FM

FN

FO

FP

FQ

FR

FS

FT
  • fT – (s) Femtotesla
  • FTC – (i) Federal Trade Commission
  • FTE – (i) Full Time Equivalent
  • FTHGOAC - For The Highest Good Of All Concerned
  • FTL – (i) Faster Than Light
  • FTP – (i) File Transfer Protocol
  • FTSE – (a/i) Financial Times Stock Exchange ("footsie")
  • FTW – (i) For The Win (a commonly used phrase used online to indicate success) F@#K The World, Forever Together Where ever (gang slogan)
  • FTS – (i) Flight Termination System used during some rocket launches
  • FTS – (i) Fuck That Shit
  • FTS – (i) Follow-the-sun

FU
  • FU – (s) Smoke (METAR Code)
  • FUBAR – (a) Fucked/Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair
  • f/u/b/o – (i) For the use and benefit of (found in legal documents)
  • FUCK – (a) For, Unlawful, Carnal, Knowledge (Van Halen album title)
  • FUD – (a) Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt (marketing strategy)
  • FUGAZI (acronym) – (a) British/American Army slang, then Video Gamer FPS slang for Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In.
  • ful – (s) Fula language (ISO 639-2 code)

FV

FW
  • fW – (s) Femtowatt
  • FW – (s) Forward
  • F/W – (i) Fixed Wing
  • FWC – (i) Football World Cup
  • FWF – (i) Fixed Word Format
  • FWI – (i) French West Indies
  • FWIW – (i) For What It's Worth
  • FWS – (i) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • FWT – (i) Fresh Water Tank

FX

FY
  • fy – (s) West Frisian language (ISO 639-1 code)
  • FY – (i) Fiscal Year – (s) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (NATO country code)
  • FYA – (i) For Your Agenda
  • FYDP – (i) Five-Year Defense Plan (U.S.)
  • FYI – (i) For Your Information
  • FYI&A – (i) For Your Information and Action
  • FYROM – (a) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, currently North Macedonia

FZ
  • FZDZ – (s) Freezing Drizzle (METAR Code)
  • FZFG – (s) Freezing Fog (METAR Code)
  • FZRA – (s) Freezing Rain (METAR Code)

References
  1. Major Mark T. Kimmitt (1988-11-18). "Rethinking FASCAM" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies
  3. Frankfurt English Speaking Theatre
  4. "Bye-Laws of the FMJD".
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