Abbreviations & Acronyms start with Letter – F
Abbreviation:
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or a phrase (group of words).
The result of abbreviation is a reduced form or abridgement of writing. They are commonly used because they save time and space.
As said by John Horne Tooke, “Abbreviations are the wheels of language, the wings of Mercury.
Examples:
ATM = Automated Teller Machine
BBC = British Broadcasting Corporation
Acronym:
It is a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word.
Examples:
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA)
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Most Common Abbreviations & Acronyms with letter F
F
| F | Fahrenheit / Father (a priest) / Fellow of / Fine (pencil) lead / Fiber (US) Farad(s) (Physics / Hyperfine quantum number (Physics) / Fertility (Bacteriology) / Filial generation (Biology) / Fluorine (Chemistry) / Focal length (Photography) / |
| f | Female / Filly / Folio / Following page / foreign / Fuck / Fucking (Slang) |
| F2F | Face-to-face |
| FA | Football Association (UK) / Fanny Adams (frequently in sweet FA) / Fuck All (Slang) (frequently in sweet FA) |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Authority (US) Fleet Air Arm (UK) |
| fab | Fabrication |
| FAD | Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (a coenzyme) (Biochemistry) |
| FB | Face Book |
| FBA | Fellow of the British Academy |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation (US) |
| FB | Football Club (Britain) / Forestry Commission (UK) |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission (US) |
| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| FD | Fidei Defensor (Latin) = Defender of the Faith |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration (US) |
| FDC | First-Day Cover / Fleur-de-coin |
| FDDI | Fiber Distributed Data Interface (high-speed optical-fiber network) |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (US) |
| FDR | (The nickname of President) Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| FE | further education (UK) |
| Fe | Ferrum (Latin) = Iron (Chemical Element) (Chemistry) |
| Fed | Federal Agent or official (a member of the FBI) / fe |
| the Fed | Federal Reserve (US) |
| the Feds | The Police (UK) |
| ff | fortissimo (Music) |
| ff. | folios (following pages) |
| FFS | (Exclamation) For Fuck’s Sake (vulgar slang) |
| FFV | First Family or Families of Virginia (US) |
| FGM | Female Genital Mutilation |
| Fg Off | Flying Officer (UK) |
| FHSA | Family Health Services Authority (UK) |
| FIA | (acronym) Federation Internationale de I’Automobile (French) = The international governing body for motor-racing events |
| Fid. Def. | Fidei Defensor (Latin) = Defender of the Faith |
| FIDO | (acronym) Fog Investigation (or Intensive) Dispersal Operation |
| fi. fa. | fieri facias (Latin) (Legal word) = A writ to a Sheriff for executing a judgement |
| FIFA | (acronym) — Federation Internationale de Football Association (French) = Federation of the International Football Association |
| FIFO | First In, First Out (Computing) (referring to data storage) |
| FIL | Father-In-Law (informal) |
| FIMBRA | (Acronym) Financial Intermediaries, Managers, and Broken Regulatory Association |
| FIR | First Information Report |
| FIS | Family Income Supplement / Federation Internationale de Ski (French) = International Ski Federation |
| FISA | (acronym) Finance Industry Standards Association / Federation Internationale des Societes d’Aviron (French) = International Rowing Federation |
| FITA | (acronym) Federation Internationale de Tir a l’Arc (French) = International Archery Federation |
| fl. | Floor / Florin / Fluid / Floruit (Latin) = flourished |
| FL / Fla. | Florida (US state) |
| FL | Furstentum Liechtenstein = Liechtenstein, IVR) |
| FLA | Finance and Leasing Association / Fellow of the Library Association (now replaced by FCLIP) |
| FM | Frequency Modulation / Field Marshal |
| fm | Fathom / Femtometre |
| Fm | Fermium (Chemistry) (chemical agent) |
| FMA | Fund Managers Association (now replaced by IMA) |
| FMCGs | Fast-moving consumer goods |
| FMD | Foot-and-mouth disease |
| FMS | Flexible Manufacturing System |
| FMV | Full Motion Video |
| fo. / fol. | Folio |
| FO | Flying Officer / Field Officer / Foreign Office/ Full Organ / Faroe Islands (i.e. Faroyar IVR) |
| FOC | Father of the Chapel (in a trade union) |
| foc | Free of charge |
| FOE / FoE | Friends of the Earth |
| for | Free on rail |
| FOREST | (acronym) Freedom Organization for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco |
| fp | Freezing point / Fortepiano (Music) |
| FP | Fireplug / Former Pupil / Free Presbyterian |
| FPA / fpa | Family Planning Association |
| FPC | Financial Planning Certificate |
| FPD | Free Partei Deutchlands (the German Free Democratic Party) |
| fps | Feet per second / frames per second |
| FPS | Foot-Pound-Second |
| fr | Fragment / Franc / Frequently |
| Fr or fr. | Father (religion) / France / French / Friday / Franc(s) / Friar |
| FRC | Financial Reporting Company |
| FRCA | Fellow of the Royal College of Anesthetics |
| FRCP | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians |
| FRCP-Edin | FRCP of Edinburgh |
| FRCP-Lond | FRCP of London |
| FRCP-Irel | FRCP of Ireland |
| FRCPS-Glasg | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
| FRCS | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons |
| FRCS-Edin | FRCS of Edinburgh |
| FRCS-Eng | FRCS of England |
| FRCS-Irel | FRCS of Ireland |
| FS | Flight Sergeant (UK) |
| fs | Femtosecond(s) |
| FSA | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries / Food Standards Agency / Financial Services Authority |
| FSAScot | Fellow of the society of Antiquaries of Scotland |
| FSAVC | Free-standing additional voluntary contribution |
| FSB | Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti (Russian) = the Russian Federal Security Service / Federation of Small Businesses |
| FSC | Friendly Societies Commission (now replaced by FSA) |
| FSH / fsh | Follicle-stimulating hormone / Full Service History (usually of cars) |
| FSS | Forensic Science Service |
| FST | Flat-screen television |
| ft | Feet / Foot |
| FT | Financial Times (newspaper) |
| Ft | Fort |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement (US) / Freight Transport Association |
| fth / fthm | Fathom |
| FT Index | Financial Times (Industrial Ordinary Share) Index |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol (Computing) |
| FTSE /FT-SE / FT-ST 100 | Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index (top 100 UK public companies) |
| f.w.d. | Four-wheel drive / Front-wheel drive |
| fwd | Forward |
| FX | (Special) effects |
| f.y. | Fiscal year |
| FYI | For your information |
| FYROM | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
