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Figure of the Earth The expression figure of the Earth has various meanings in geodesy according to the way it is used and the precision with which the Earth's size and shape is to be defined. The actual topographic surface is most apparent with its variety of land forms and water areas.
Figure painting Figure painting is a form of the visual arts in which the artist uses a live model as the subject matter of a two-dimensional piece of artwork using paint as the medium. The live model can be either nude or partly or fully clothed and the painting is a representation of the full body of the model.
Figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on ice, often to music. Figure skaters compete in multiple levels, from novice to elite, and at national and international competitions.
Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four figure skating events were contested, and winter sports were introduced for the very first time. Figure skating was one of the few sports in which women were allowed to compete in 1908.
Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual Sweden's Ulrich Salchow, who had won several World Figure Skating Championships, easily won the gold medal after his main rival, Russia's Nikolai Panin, withdrew in protest over what he considered unfair judging.
Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics The three figure skating events held at the 1924 Winter Olympics were not the first figure skating events contested at the Olympic Games, as the sport had also been on the programme at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. Gillis Grafström successfully defended his 1920 title.
Figure skating club A figure skating club is a local organization of figure skaters, often centered around a single ice rink. Typical club activities include arranging practice ice time, hosting test sessions and competitions, and producing an annual ice show in which club skaters may take part.
Figure study A Figure study is a painting, drawing or sculpture made for study purposes with a live model as the subject matter. The live model can be clothed, partly clothed or nude and the art work is a representation of the full body of the model.
Figure Skating at the 1996 Winter Asian Games Figure skating at the 1996 Winter Asian Games took place in the city of Harbin, People's Republic of China with four events contested. This edition of the Winter Asiad marks the return of the sport after a ten-year absence.
Figure-ground in map design An effectively designed map is one in which the intended message is clearly communicated to the percipient, or map user. By employing the concept of figure-ground, a viewer can easily distinguish between the main figure on a map and the background information.
Figured bass Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate intervals, chords, and nonchord tones, in relation to a bass note. Figured bass is closely associated with basso continuo, an accompaniment used in almost all genres of music in the Baroque period.
Figurehead Figurehead is a carved wooden decoration, often female or bestiary, found at the prow of ships of the 16th to the 19th century. The practice was introduced with the galleons of the 16th century, as although earlier ships had often had some form of bow ornamentation, the figurehead as such could not come to be until ships had an actual head structure upon which to place it.
Figurehead (metaphor) In politics, a figurehead, by metaphor with the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship, is a person who holds an important title or office yet executes little actual power. Common figureheads include constitutional monarchs, such as the Emperor of Japan, or presidents in parliamentary democracies, such as the President of Israel.
Figures of Light Figures of Light is an American proto-punk band formed in 1970 by Wheeler Winston Dixon and Michael Downey. The band's first single, "It's Lame," was released in 1972, and re-released on Norton Records in 2006.
Figures on a Beach Figures on a Beach was a musical band formed in Detroit, Michigan in the early 1980s out of the prior band Razor 1922. Figures on a Beach played in an artistic New Romantic/techno-pop style that was thoroughly engaging and hard to pin down.
Figurine Figurine is a diminutive form of the word figure, and generally refers to a small human-made statue that represents a human (or deity or animal). They are typically smaller than life-size, and may be realistic or iconic depending on the skill and intention of the creator.
Figurine (band) Figurine is an indietronica band based in the USA. The band members, friends since high school, are somewhat secretive about their identities, using the pseudonyms David Figurine, James Figurine (Jimmy Tamborello) and Meredith Figurine and not releasing any band photos.
Figwit In the The Lord of the Rings movies, Figwit is the fan-derived name for an unnamed Elf extra played by Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords fame. Figwit's name stands for "Frodo is great… who is THAT?!?
Fiche Fiche (also spelled Fichte) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, about three kilometers off the main Addis Ababa-Debre Marqos road, Fiche has a latitude and longitude of .
Fichtelberg Aerial Tramway The Fichtelberg Aerial Tramway is the oldest aerial tramway in Germany, leading from the valley station at an altitude of 905 meters above sea level to the mountain station a 1208 meters above sea level at Fichtelberg. The Fichtelbergbahn has a length of 1175 meters and a maximum upward gradient of 37,9 per cent.
Fichtelbergbahn The Fichtelbergbahn is a gauge narrow gauge railway leads from the standard gauge international line at Cranzahl to the ski resort of Oberwiesenthal. The line provides some good mountain views and affords several famous opportunities for photography of the steam locomotives such as the wooden viaduct at the approach to Oberwiesenthal.
Fichtner Fichtner, Fiechtner, or any variant thereof is a surname originating from areas where German is spoken. Descendants of the Fichtner name are spread though Germany, Austria, the United States and even into modern-day Ukraine.
Fiji during the time of Cakobau The first three quarters of the Nineteenth Century were marked by tribal warfare, incursions from neighbouring Tonga, and the increasing encroachment of foreign powers. This period also saw the rise of a warlord by the name of Seru Epenisa Cakobau, who forged the first nation-state covering all of modern Fiji (except the island of Rotuma) in 1871, before ceding it to the United Kingdom in 1874.
Fiji Girl Guides Association The Fiji Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Fiji It serves 1,829 members (as of 2003). Founded in 1924, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1981.
Fiji Hindi Fiji Hindi (Devanagari: फ़िजि हिन्दि)is a language derived from Hindi and other North Indian dialects, which is spoken in Fiji by most Fijian citizens of Indian descent. It has borrowed a large number of words from Fijian and English and is spoken with with the musical lilt of the Pacific languages.
Fiji Human Rights Commission Fiji Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory body which was established under the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands. Its role is to protect and promote human rights for the people of Fiji and to help build and strengthen a culture of human rights in Fiji.
Fiji Labour Party The Fiji Labour Party (FLP) is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr.
Fiji Law Reform Commission The Fiji Law Reform Commission is independent publicly funded commission, which helps develop and review legislation in Fiji. The Fiji Law Reform Commission Act established the Commission in 1979, to serve as an advisory body to the government and Parliament.
Fiji Law Society The Fiji Law Society is the official body that registers and regulates the activity of all lawyers in Fiji. Devanesh Sharma was elected to replace Graeme Leung as President of the Fiji Law Society on 9 September 2006, and as such he holds membership ex officio on the Judicial Service Commission.
Fiji mermaid A common feature of sideshows, a Fiji mermaid (also Feejee mermaid) is a mummified body of something, supposedly a creature that was half mammal and half fish (like a grotesque version of normal mermaid stories).
Fiji Meteorological Service The Fiji Meteorological Service is a Department of the government of Fiji responsible for providing weather forecasting and is based in Nadi. Since 1995, the FMS has been responsible for the forecasting of tropical cyclones for much of the south Pacific Ocean.
Fiji Mission to the European Union The Fiji Mission to the European Union is responsible for Fiji's diplomatic relations with the European Union and with all member countries, except those with which Fiji maintains specific diplomatic relations, such as the United Kingdom.
Fiji Mission to the United Nations The Fiji Permanent Mission to the United Nations represents Fiji's interests in the international organization. It was established on 13 October 1970, three days after Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
Fiji national rugby league team The Fiji national rugby league team (nicknamed the Bati) has been participating in international competition since 1992. Members of the team are selected from the domestic Fijian competition, as well as from competitions in New Zealand and Australia.
Fiji national rugby union team (sevens) The Fiji Sevens side is one of the most popular and successful Sevens teams and has won the Hong Kong Sevens a record nine times since its inception in 1978. Fiji has also won the Sevens World Cup twice, winning that event in 1997 and 2005 (coincidentally, the two times it has been held in Hong Kong).
Fiji Scouts Association The Fiji Scouts Association, the national Scouting organization of Fiji, was founded in 1914, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1971. The coeducational Fiji Scouts Association has 2,786 members as of 2004.
Fiji Television Fiji Television Limited is Fiji's television network. It was founded on 15 June 1994 as the first permanent television broadcasting network in the country, although television had previously been introduced temporarily in October 1991 to broadcast the Rugby World Cup.
Fiji Village The Fiji Village is an online news service in Fiji. Published daily, it covers political, business, sporting, cultural, and other news items, and also includes the Yellow Bucket commentary, an editorial which does not necessarily reflect the views of the Fiji Village owners or staff, according to the disclaimer on their webpage.
Fiji Week Fiji Week is a week of festivities culminating in Fiji Day on 10 October (the anniversary of Fiji's independence from British colonial rule in 1970) annually. A different theme is chosen every year, but common elements include religious ceremonies and cultural performances.
Fiji Week, 2004 Fiji Week was a week of prayer meetings and multicultural programmes that took place the week of the fourth through the eleventh of October, 2004. Organized at a cost of US$410,000 by a multiracial national committee chaired by the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase, Fiji Week was intended to foster reconciliation among Fiji's diverse ethnic communities, especially native Fijians and Indo-Fijians, whose mutual rivalry for political power has dominated Fijian politics for the last generation, and whose relationship has been especially strained since the overthrow of the Indo-Fijian-led government of Mahendra Chaudhry by ethnic Fijian nationalists in the Fiji coup of 2000.
Fiji Week, 2005 Fiji Week celebrations commenced on 7 October 2005, and culminated with Fiji Day on 10 October, the 35th anniversary of Fiji's independence from British colonial rule. The official program focused on forgiveness and unity.
Fiji Women's Crisis Centre "The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre"(FWCC) established in 1984 is another famous Fiji based Non Government Organisation(NGO). In fact, the FWCC is target on women and children who are sufferers and violence committed against them by men by offering crisis counseling and legal, medical and other practical support services.
Fijian Association Party The Fijian Association Party (FAP) is a former political party in Fiji. It played a significant role in Fijian politics throughout the 1990s, but lost all of its seats in the House of Representatives in the parliamentary election of 2001.
Fijian diplomatic missions Fiji maintains direct diplomatic or consular relations with countries with historical, culrural, or trading ties to Fiji; Ambassadors stationed in such countries are often accredited to neighbouring countries. Fiji maintains embassies in Belgium (taking care of Fiji's relations with the entire European Union), China, Japan, and the United States; and High Commissions in Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the United Kingdom (in keeping with the Commonwealth practice of calling missions in fellow-commonwealth countries High Commissions rather than Embassies).
Fijian general election, 1963 In 1963, the first significant changes were carried out to the composition of the Legislative Council of Fiji since 1937. The Legislative Council was expanded to 37 members, of which 19 were official members (usually heads of Government departments) and 18 unofficail members, thus retaining the official majority.
Fijian general election, 1966 The general election to the Legislative Council of Fiji in 1966 was the last to be held before independence from the United Kingdom was granted in 1970. It was not the first election to be held under colonial rule, but it marked the first time that all adult citizens were allowed to vote.
Fijian general election, 1972 The general election to the Fijian House of Representatives in 1972 was the first since independence from the United Kingdom had been achieved in 1970. This election was characterised by the lack of rancour between racial groups, typical of the 1966 general election and the 1968 by-elections.
Fijian general election, 1982 Fiji's fourth general election to the House of Representatives was held in 1982. Its paradoxical results were both a triumph and a setback for the Fijian Alliance Party of the Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
Fijian general election, 1987 The general election of April 1987 was Fiji's fifth since the country had gained its independence from the United Kingdom seventeen years earlier. It was historic in that it marked the first electoral transition of power in Fijian history.
Fijian general election, 1992 A general election was held to restore Fiji to democracy in 1992. It was the first election held since two military coups in 1987 had severed Fiji's 113-year old constitutional links with the British, and later Fijian Monarchy, and ushered in a republic.
Fijian general election, 1994 Fiji held a general election in 1994, three years earlier than scheduled. This election, the second since Fiji had become a republic following two military coups in 1987, was brought about by splits within the ruling Fijian Political Party and by the withdrawal of the support of the Fiji Labour Party, which claimed that Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka had reneged on a deal to review Fiji's electoral system, which was heavily weighted in favour of ethnic Fijians, despite their being nearly equal in number to Indo-Fijians.
Fijian general election, 1999 The general election to the Fijian House of Representatives, held from 8 to 15 May 1999, was historic. It was the first election held under the revised Constitution of 1997, which instituted a new electoral system and resulted in Mahendra Chaudhry taking office as Fiji's first Indo-Fijian Prime Minister.
Fijian general election, 2001 The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a High Court decision on 15 November 2000, following the failure of the political upheaval in which the government had been deposed and the constitution suspended in May that year. On 1 March 2001, the Appeal Court upheld the decision.
Fijian general election, March 1977 Fiji's election for the House of Representatives held in March 1977 was the second since independence from the United Kingdom in 1970. A split in the ethnic Fijian vote, which saw 25 percent defecting to Fijian Nationalist Party of Sakeasi Butadroka, an extremist organization which advocated the "repatriation" of Indo-Fijians to India, led to the narrow defeat of the Fijian Alliance Party of the Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
Fijian general election, September 1977 A general election to Fiji's House of Representatives was held in September 1977, to resolve the impasse of an earlier election that had been held in March. The National Federation Party, the narrow winner of the election, had failed to form a government, owing to internal disputes, and the Governor-General, Ratu Sir George Cakobau, had called on the defeated Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, to form an interim government, pending fresh elections.
Fijian honours system The Fijian honours system dates from independence in 1970, when the Fijian Independence Medal was awarded to participants in the Fijian independence celebrations. Prior to two military coups, which deposed Elizabeth II as Queen of Fiji, ending the Fijian Monarchy, Fiji also had use of the British Honours System.
Fijian language Fijian is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken in Fiji. It has 350,000 first-language speakers, which is less than half the population of Fiji, but another 200,000 speak it as a second language.
Fijian mercenaries in Bougainville Relationships between Fiji and Papua New Guinea became strained in November 2005 in the wake of revelations that 9 Fijian mercenaries had entered Papua New Guinea illegally and were arming and training a private militia on the island of Bougainville.
Fijian municipal election, 2002 Fiji's municipal elections of October 2002 produced results that allowed three major political parties, the United Fiji Party (SDL), the Fiji Labour Party (FLP), and the National Federation Party (NFP) to claim a victory of sorts. The elections, which take place every three years, were for two city councils and ten town councils throughout Fiji.
Fijian municipal election, 2005 Municipal elections were held for 11 of Fiji's twelve city and town councils on 22 October 2005. In the capital city, however, elections for the Suva City Council were postponed till 12 November, owing to the death of two candidates; the death of a candidate in Lautoka also resulted in the postponement of the poll in one of the four wards.
Fijian Nationalist Party The Fijian Nationalist Party (FNP) was a political party in Fiji, founded in 1975 by Sakeasi Butadroka, a parliamentarian who defected from the then-ruling Fijian Alliance, on a "Fiji for the Fijians!" platform.
Fijian presidential election, 2000 A Presidential election took place in Fiji on 18 July 2000, to replace Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, who had resigned, possibly under pressure from the Military, during the Fiji coup of 2000. The Great Council of Chiefs, an assembly of mostly hereditary chiefs which is constitutionally empowered to elect the President, chose the Tui Vuda (Paramount Chief of Vuda), Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda (commonly known simply as Ratu Josefa Iloilo), who had been Vice-President under Mara, to succeed him.
Fijian presidential election, 2006 Elections to the offices of President and Vice-President of Fiji took place on 8 March 2006, when the Great Council of Chiefs met as an electoral college at the Tradewinds Convention Centre in Lami. The Great Council re-elected President Ratu Josefa Iloilo (who recently turned 85) and Vice-President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi to another five-year term.
Fijiri Fidjeri (sometimes spelled fijri or fidjeri) is the specific repertoire of vocal music sung by the pearl divers of the Arabian states of the Persian Gulf (especially Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar). A lead singer is backed up by a chorus of accompanying singers and clapping.
Fike Recreation Center Fike Recreation Center, originally known as Clemson Field House, is an on-campus recreation facility at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. It houses several gymnasiums, a pool, a fitness atrium, racquetball courts, and a climbing wall.
Fikret Abdić Fikret Abdić (born September 29 1939) is a Bosniak businessman and politician, today mainly known for his role in the Bosnian War and his secularist opposition to the Islamist-dominated government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He founded the Autonomous Province (later Republic) of Western Bosnia, which existed between 1993 and 1995.
Fikret Muallâ Saygı Fikret Muallâ Saygı (1903 - 1967) is a 20th century avant-garde painter of Turkish descent. His work reflects influences from Expressionism and Fauvism, with subject matter focusing on Paris street life, social gatherings such as cafés and circuses.
Fila Brazillia Fila Brazillia is a music group from Hull in North-East England. Formed in the early 1990s by Steve Cobby & Dave McSherry, they play electronica and ambient techno, and are sometimes described as being nu jazz.
Filaggrin Filaggrins are filament-associated proteins which bind to keratin fibers in epidermal cells. Individuals with truncation mutations in the gene coding for filaggrin result in a severe form of dry skin (ichthyosis vulgaris) and strongly predispose to eczema.
Filament fade In stage lighting, filament fade refers to the lag time between when the electricity is removed from an incandescent lamp and when the lamp cools to the point where it emits no light. While this occurs in incadescent bulbs regardless of the application, it is of interest in stage lighting due to the stringent timing requirements involved.
Filament propagation In nonlinear optics, filament propagation is propagation of a beam of light through a medium without diffraction. This is possible because the Kerr effect causes an index of refraction change in the medium, resulting in self-focusing of the beam.
Filantropica Filantropica (alternate spellings Philantropica, Philantropy, Philantropique) is a Romanian comedy made in 2002 by director Nae Caranfil. In the film a high-school teacher (Ovidiu - Mircea Diaconu) tries to earn some extra money by working for begger leader Pepe (Gheorghe Dinică).
Filaret, Metropolitan of Moscow Filaret, Metropolitan of Moscow (26 December 1782 – 1 December 1867), was the most influential figure in the Russian Orthodox Church for more than 40 years, from 1821 to 1867. He was canonized on 13 October 1994.
Filbert Street Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City Football Club from 1891 to 2002. The actual title of the stadium was "The City Stadium," but like many English football stadia, it was known almost exclusively by its address.
Filbert, South Carolina Filbert, South Carolina, is an area in York County, South Carolina, formerly incorporated as a township. Filbert was disincorporated and annexed mostly between York, South Carolina, and Clover, South Carolina.
Filburt Filburt Shellbach, or in early episodes Philbert Robert Norbert Wilbert Turtle III (obviously forced to change it to avoid anyone laughing at him), is a main/supporting character of Rocko's Modern Life. Starting out as a background character with very little dialogue in the first season, Filbert became a major character by the second season.
FilCom Center The Filipino Community Center, or "FilCom Center", in Waipahu, Leeward Oahu; is a tribute to the visionary spirit of the Filipino American community in Hawaii. The FilCom Center sits on a 2-acre parcel of land gifted by the AmFac Corporation.
File alteration monitor In computing, the File Alteration Monitor (FAM) - also known as sgi_fam - provides a subsystem (developed by SGI (Silicon Graphics) for Unix-like operating systems. The FAM subsystem notifies certain application programs whenever certain files get modified.
File archiver A file archiver is a computer program that combines a number of files together into one archive file, or a series of archive files, for easier transportation or storage. Many file archivers use lossless data compression in order to reduce the archive's size.
File attribute A file attribute is metadata that describes or is associated with a computer file. For example, an operating system often keeps track of date a file was created and last modified, as well as the file's size and extension (and what application to open it with).
File Allocation Table File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and is the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me. FAT as it applies to flexible/floppy and optical disk cartridges (FAT12 and FAT16 without LFN support) has been standardized as ECMA-107 and ISO/IEC 9293.
File comparison File comparison in computing is the automatic comparing of data between files on a file system. The result of comparisons are typically displayed to the user, but can also be used to accomplish tasks in networks, file systems and revision control.
File dialog In computing, a file dialog (also called File Selector/Chooser, or open and save dialog) is a dialog box that allows users to choose a file from the file system. File dialogs differ from file managers as they are not intended for file management (although some offer simple operations such as folder creation), rather they are intended for the opening and saving of files.
File eXchange Protocol File eXchange Protocol (FXP) is a method of data transfer which uses the FTP protocol to transfer data from one remote server to another without routing this data through the client's connection. Conventional FTP involves a single server and a single client; all data transmission is done between these two.
File folder A file folder is a kind of folder that holds loose papers together for organization and protection. File folders are usually made of a sheet of heavy paper stock or other thin, but stiff, material that is folded in half.
File hosting service A file hosting service or online file storage service is an Internet hosting service specifically designed to host static content, typically large files that are not web pages. Typically they allow web and FTP access.
File change log A file change log tracks changes to the namespace (files and directories) of a file system. Depending on the implementation, a file change log will record changes such as creates, links, unlinks (deletions), renamed files, data changes, and metadata changes (for example, ACLs and permissions).
File menu The File menu is a computer menu common to most file-handling computer programs with a GUI (Graphical User Interface). It often appears as the first item in the menu bar, and contains commands relating to the handling of files, such as open, save, print, etc.
File Retrieval and Editing System The File Retrieval and Editing SyStem, or FRESS, was a hypertext system developed at Brown University in 1968 by Andries van Dam and his students, including Ted Nelson and Bob Wallace. FRESS was a continuation of work done on van Dam's previous hypertext system, HES, developed the previous year.
File sharing File sharing is the practice of making files available for other users to download over the Internet and smaller networks. Usually file sharing follows the peer-to-peer (P2P) model, where the files are stored on and served by personal computers of the users.
File sharing in Canada Canada has the greatest number of file sharers per capita in the world according to a report by the OECD. As well, the same report states that the number of file sharers in Canada is steadily rising unlike the number of file sharers in the U.
File synchronization File synchronization (or 'syncing') in computing is the process of making sure that two or more locations contain the same up-to-date files. If you add, change, or delete a file from one location, the synchronization process will add, change, or delete the same file at the other location.
File system In computing, a file system (often also written as filesystem) is a method for storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them. File systems may use a storage device such as a hard disk or CD-ROM and involve maintaining the physical location of the files, they might provide access to data on a file server by acting as clients for a network protocol (e.
File system fragmentation In computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the inability of a file system to lay out related data sequentially (contiguously), an inherent phenomenon in storage-backed file systems that allow in-place modification of their contents. It is a special case of data fragmentation.
File system permissions Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. These systems control the ability of the users affected to view or make changes to the contents of the file system.
File Service Protocol File Service Protocol is a UDP-based replacement for the File Transfer Protocol, designed for anonymous access with lower hardware and network requirements than FTP. In particular, because it uses UDP, it avoids the problems that many FTP servers have had with requiring a separate process for each client, and because it is built to use an unreliable protocol, it can more easily handle resuming a transfer after a network failure.
File-sharing program File-sharing programs are used to directly or indirectly transfer files from one computer to another over the Internet, over a smaller Intranet, or across simple networks usually following the peer-to-peer (P2P) model. Most of the programs are integrated in filesharing networks and obtain information
Filefish Filefish (also known as foolfish, leatherjackets or shingles) are tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish of the diverse family Monacanthidae. Found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the filefish family contains approximately 107 species in 26 genera.
Filefjell Kongevegen The Filefjell Kongevegen (The Kings Road) is the name of the old trail over Filefjell (a mountainous area between Lærdal and Valdres in Norway). It is the historical main route linking West Norway and East Norway.
Filelight Filelight is a KDE graphical disk-space analyzer with an innovative presentation technique. Instead of showing a tree view of the files on your disk, or even a columns-represent-directories view like xdiskusage, it shows a series of concentric pie charts representing the various directories on your hard disk and the amount of space they take up.

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