FM

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

FM
    n 1: modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave
         [syn: {frequency modulation}, {FM}]
    2: a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by
       bombarding plutonium with neutrons [syn: {fermium}, {Fm},
       {atomic number 100}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.0.48

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.0.48

Fm \Fm\ prop. n.
   the symbol for the element {Fermium}.
   [PJC]

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

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 (8 July 2008)

FM

   1. <communications> {Frequency Modulation}.

   2. <jargon> Fucking Manual, a back-formation from {RTFM}.
   Used to refer to the manual itself.

   3. <jargon> Fucking Magic, in the sense of {black magic}.

   (2001-04-30)

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

fm

   <networking> The {country code} for the Federated States of
   Micronesia.

   Heavily used for {vanity domains} by FM radio stations.

   (1999-01-27)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

FM
       Frequenz-Modulation

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