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Term	Explanation
Farad	Unit of capacitance whereby a charge of coulomb produces
	a one volt potential difference.
Fatigue Resistance	Resistance to metal crystallization which leads to conductors
	breaking from flexing.
Feedback	Energy that is extracted from a high level point in a circuit and
	applied to a lower level.
Ferrous	Composed of and/or containing iron. A ferrous metal exhibits
	magnetic characteristics.
Field	Is an area through which electric and/or magnetic lines of forces
	pass.
Filler	A material used in multi-conductor cables to occupy large
	interstices formed by the assembled conductors.
Floating	Referring to a circuit which has no connection to ground.
FM	Frequency modulation.
Frequency	The number of times a periodic action occurs in a unit of time.
	The number of Hertz (Hz) that an electric current completes in
	one second.