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    Far call -
      Code that calls from one segment into another segment.
    fillet -
      An arc that is tangential to the end points of two adjacent lines. See also polyfillet.
    filter adapter device driver -
      A special class of adapter device drivers that do not manage the hardware directly, but monitor the stream of commands between a device manager and an adapter device driver. See Device Manager and adapter device driver.
    first-party DMA adapter -
      See bus master adapter.
    flag -
      A characteristic of a file or directory that enables it to be used in certain ways. See also archive flag, hidden flag, and read-only flag.
    flat address -
      See linear address.
    frame styles -
      Standard window layouts provided by the Presentation Manager.
    freeze and thaw services -
      Functions that prevent a DOS session from executing (VDHFreezeVDM) until the matching thaw function (VDHThawVDM) is called. The freeze occurs when the specified DOS session leaves kernel mode.


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