 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
FM \FM\ n. [Frequency Modulaiton.] A method of transmitting radio signals by modulating the frequency of the carrier wave; -- opposed to AM (amplitude modulation), in which the signal modulates the amplitude, rather than the frequency of the carrier wave. [acron.]
Syn: frequency modulation. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fm \Fm\ prop. n. The chemical symbol for {Fermium}, a transuranic element.
Syn: fermium, atomic number 100. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fm \Fm\ prop. n. the symbol for the element {Fermium}. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
FM
noun
1: modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave [syn: {frequency modulation}]
2: a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {fermium}, {atomic number 100}]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
FM /F-M/ n.
1. [common] _Not_ 'Frequency Modulation' but rather an abbreviation for 'Fucking Manual', the back-formation from {RTFM}. Used to refer to the manual itself in the {RTFM}. "Have you seen the Networking FM lately?" 2. Abbreviation for "Fucking Magic", used in the sense of {black magic}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
FM
1. {Frequency Modulation}. 2. Fucking Manual, a back-formation from {RTFM}. Used to refer to the manual itself. 3. Fucking Magic, in the sense of {black magic}. (2001-04-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
fm The {country code} for the Federated States of Micronesia. Heavily used for {vanity domains} by FM radio stations. (1999-01-27)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
FM Frequenz-Modulation
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |