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FAA   Federal Aviation Administration
F&PS   Functional and Performance Specification
FAD   Formulation Authorization Document
FAR   Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAT   Factory Acceptance Test
FCA   Functional Configuration Audit
FCDAS   Fairbanks CDAS
FD   full disk
FD&C   Fault Detection and Correction
FDC   Fault Detection and Correction
FDF   Flight Dynamics Facility
FDO   Fee Determination Officials
FDRR   Full Disk Rationing Radiometer
FEA   Finite Element Analysis
FEC   forward error correction
FECC   forward error correction code
FER   frame error rate
FEM   Finite Element Model
FEMA   Federal Emergency Management Agency
FET   Field Effect Transistor
FIPS   Federal Information Processing Standard
FIST   Final Integrated System Test
FITS   Flexible Image Transport System
FM   Flight Model
FMEA   Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FMECA   Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis
FMFIA   Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
FMS   Fault Management System
FNMOC   Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
FOC   Full Operational Capability
FOIA   Freedom of Information Act
FOO   Flight Operations Office
FOR   field of regard
FOR   Flight Operations Review
FOV   field of view 
FPA   Focal Plane Array
FPGA   Field Programmable Gate Arrays
FPPD   Flight Program and Projects Directorate
FPM   Facility Project Manager
FRB   Failure Review Board
FRR   Flight Readiness Review
FSDE   Flight Software Development Environment
FSK   Factor of Safety – Known Torque
FSV   Factor of Safety – Variable Torque
FSW   flight software
FTA   Fault Tree Analysis
FTE   full-time equivalent
FTK   fuel tank
FTP   file transfer protocol
FY   Fiscal Year

 

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