Glossary - F

4 A B C D E G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W X 

FAT File System:  The traditional file system used by DOS to store files 
on diskettes and hard disks; also supported by OS/2 and Windows NT.  Uses 
a File Allocation Table to keep track of allocated and unallocated space 
on the disk. 

FAT-Compatible File Name:  See SFN. 

FF or Form Feed:  The ASCII character "form feed" (decimal value 12), 
which typically causes a printer to skip to a new page.  The FF character 
is not normally entered from the keyboard, but in many cases it can be 
generated, if necessary, by holding the Alt key, pressing 0-1-2, and 
releasing the Alt key. 

File Attribute:  See Attribute. 

File Description:  See Description. 

File Exclusion Range:  A CMD.EXE feature which allows you to exclude files 
from processing by internal commands based on their names. 

Filename Completion:  A CMD.EXE feature which allows you to type part of a 
filename on the command line, and have the command processor fill in the 
rest for you. 

Free Memory:  Usually, the amount of total memory which is unoccupied and 
available for applications.