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eye candy /i:' kand`ee/ n.
eyeball search n.,v.
face time n. [common] Time spent interacting with somebody face-to-face (as opposed to via electronic links).
Oh, yeah, I spent some face time with him at the last Usenix....
factor n. See coefficient of X.
fairings n. /fer'ingz/ [FreeBSD; orig. a typo for `fairness'] A term thrown out in discussion whenever a completely and transparently nonsensical argument in one's favor(?
) seems called fo...
fall over vi. [IBM] Yet another synonym for crash or lose.
`Fall over hard' equates to crash and burn....
fall through v. (n. `fallthrough', var. `fall-through') 1.
To exit a loop by exhaustion, i.e....
fan n. Without qualification, indicates a fan of science fiction, especially one who goes to cons and tends to hang out with other fans.
Many hackers are fans, so this term has been impo...
fandango on core n.
FAQ /F-A-Q/ or /fak/ n. [Usenet] 1. A Frequently Asked Question.

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