19-letter words containing s, f, e

floppy (disk) drive — the controller and mechanism for reading and writing data on floppy disks
flowering raspberry — a shrub, Rubus ordoratus, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of showy purplish or rose-purple flowers and inedible, dry, red fruit.
fluoride toothpaste — toothpaste containing a small amount of fluoride as protection against tooth decay
focal plane shutter — an opaque shield in a camera, lying in the focal plane of the lens, that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second
focal-plane shutter — a camera shutter situated directly in front of the film.
for better or worse — If you say that something has happened or been done for better or worse, you mean that you are not sure whether the consequences will be good or bad, but they will have to be accepted because the action cannot be changed.
for the sake of sth — If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something's sake.
foregone conclusion — an inevitable conclusion or result.
forensic accountant — an accountant who specializes in applying accountancy skills to the purposes of the law
forensic psychiatry — the use of psychiatric knowledge and techniques in questions of law, as in determining legal insanity.
foundation subjects — the subjects studied as part of the National Curriculum, including the compulsory core subjects
four eyes principle — the requirement that a business transaction be approved by at least two individuals
fractal compression — (algorithm) A technique for encoding images using fractals.
frameshift mutation — a mutation caused by frameshift.
francesca da rimini — Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
fraternal insurance — insurance underwritten by a fraternal society, under either a legal reserve plan or an assessment plan.
free alongside quay — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the quay without charge to the buyer
free alongside ship — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel
freedom of the seas — the doctrine that ships of neutral countries may sail anywhere on the high seas without interference by warring powers.
from rags to riches — a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
front-end processor — a small computer or other dedicated device that performs preliminary processing of data for a host computer.
front-fastening bra — a bra which is fastened together at the front of the body
functional database — (database, language) A database which uses a functional language as its query language. Databases would seem to be an inappropriate application for functional languages since, a purely functional language would have to return a new copy of the entire database every time (part of) it was updated. To be practically scalable, the update mechanism must clearly be destructive rather than functional; however it is quite feasible for the query language to be purely functional so long as the database is considered as an argument. One approach to the update problem would use a monad to encapsulate database access and ensure it was single threaded. Alternative approaches have been suggested by Trinder, who suggests non-destructive updating with shared data structures, and Sutton who uses a variant of a Phil Wadler's linear type system. There are two main classes of functional database languages. The first is based upon Backus' FP language, of which FQL is probably the best known example. Adaplan is a more recent language which falls into this category. More recently, people have been working on languages which are syntactically very similar to modern functional programming languages, but which also provide all of the features of a database language, e.g. bulk data structures which can be incrementally updated, type systems which can be incrementally updated, and all data persisting in a database. Examples are PFL [Poulovassilis&Small, VLDB-91], and Machiavelli [Ohori et al, ACM SIGMOD Conference, 1998].
future date testing — (testing) The process of setting a computer's date to a future date to test a program's (expected or unexpected) date sensitivity. Future date testing only shows the effects of dates on the computer(s) under scrutiny, it does not take into account knock-on effects of dates on other connected systems.
general post office — (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
get one's rocks off — to experience orgasm; ejaculate
get the hang of sth — If you get the hang of something such as a skill or activity, you begin to understand or realize how to do it.
giovanni da fiesole — Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
give a person a fit — to surprise a person in an outrageous manner
go on the offensive — If you go on the offensive, go over to the offensive, or take the offensive, you begin to take strong action against people who have been attacking you.
go out of one's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
grandfather's chair — wing chair.
grandfather's clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
greenhouse whitefly — See under whitefly.
greenstick fracture — an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact.
grosse pointe farms — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
hang on the lips of — to listen to with close attention
harbinger-of-spring — a North American umbelliferous herb, Erigenia bulbosa, having white flowers that bloom early in the spring.
have a nose for sth — If you say that someone has a nose for something, you mean that they have a natural ability to find it or recognize it.
have a weakness for — be fond of
have the makings of — show potential as
health professional — a person trained to work in any field of physical or mental health.
heat of sublimation — the heat absorbed by one gram or unit mass of a substance in the process of changing, at a constant temperature and pressure, from a solid to a gaseous state. Compare sublime (def 10).
helsinki conference — Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
hold no terrors for — If something holds no terrors for you, you are not at all frightened or worried by it.
hospital facilities — the equipment and services provided by a hospital
house of correction — a place for the confinement and reform of persons convicted of minor offenses and not regarded as confirmed criminals.
house of councilors — the upper house of the Japanese diet.
house of ill repute — a house of prostitution; whorehouse; brothel.

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