Dictionary - Definition of FAM

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"Fam" is a common misspelling or typo for: far, farm, fat, fan, fame, fax, ram, foam, dam, cam, tam, fad, FSM, Fram, flam, AFM, fams, GAM, fem..

Date "Fam" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1561. (references)

Specialty Definition: FAM

Domain	Definition
Administration	Friable Asbestos Material. (references)
Aerospace	1: File Access Methods. (references)
	2: FLIGHT ASSURANCE MANAGER. (references)
	3: Forward-Viewing Analog-Electronic Module (MODIS). (references)
Environment	Foreign Affairs Manual. (references)
Military	Functional area manager. (references)
Slang	1: Noun. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: The groups of families inside the sorority. Composed of big and little sisters. Context: Referring to girls that you are "related" to inside the sorority. Social Source: Sigma Kappa Sorority. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
	2: Noun. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: Fitness Assessment Monitor: This is someone who makes sure the squadron meets the fitness standards. Context: This is usually only used when talking about someone's fitness level or when talking about exercise. Social Source: US Air Force Jargon. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
Technology	1: FAA Assessment Model. (references)
	2: Familiarization. (references)
Weather	Familiar. (references)
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Common Expressions: FAM

Expressions	Definition
4 Tha Fam EP	4 the Fam is a short album by Twiztid created in 2003 and is 22:22 in length. (references)
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Specialty Expressions: FAM

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Fam lay	Slang in 1811	FAM LAY. Going into a goldsmith's shop, under pretence of buying a wedding ring, and palming one or two, by daubing the hand with some viscous matter. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Fam trip	General	Hosted trip to assess facilities, locations or services. Source: European Union. (references)
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: FAM

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
FAM	English	Foyer Asset Management	N/A
FAM	French	Station fédérale de recherches laitières de Liebefeld-Berne	Public Administration, Food & Agriculture
FAM	Italian	Stazione federale di ricerche lattiere di Liebefeld-Berna	Public Administration, Food & Agriculture
FAM	Latin	RM:Institut federal da perscrutaziun per economia da latgiras a Liebefeld-Berna	Public Administration, Food & Agriculture
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).				Top

Extended Definition: FAM

FAM

FAM or Fam can mean:

FAM (gang)
the "Foreign Affairs Manual" of the U.S. Department of State
file alteration monitor
Fat acceptance movement
fuzzy associative matrix
fuzzy associative memory
Free Aceh Movement
Fertility Awareness Method
Federal Air Marshal
Football Association of Malaysia
Football Association of Maldives
Family, particularly as an abbreviation for the Family court
Mexican Air Force - Spanish abbreviation of 'Fuerza Aerea Mexicana.'
Netrac FaM - TTI Telecom's Netrac fault management OSS software
File Access Mode - a protocol for transferring video files, e.g. from a camcorder to a computer

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "FAM". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: FAM
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Malaysian FAM Cup	21	2004 Fam CA 297 ("Re Alex")	3
4 Da Fam	14	4 Da Fam	14
4 tha Fam	8	4 tha Fam	8
Royal Fam	4	FAM	3
2004 Fam CA 297 ("Re Alex")	3	Malaysian FAM Cup	21
FAM	3	Royal Fam	4
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: FAM

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish	introduktionstur (Fam trip, familiarization trip). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified	快速辅助存贮器 (fam). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	快速輔助記憶體 (fam). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish	introduktionstur (Fam trip, familiarization trip). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk	introduktionstur (Fam trip, familiarization trip). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch	kennismakingsbezoek (Fam trip, familiarization trip). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	family (fam), famille (family, house, household, kin, kindred), familier (familiar, colloquial, informal, conversant, frequent), familiar (fam), fam (fam), visite de familiarisation (Fam trip, familiarization trip). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
French	family (fam), famille (family, house, household, kin, kindred), familier (familiar, colloquial, informal, conversant, frequent), familiar (fam), fam (fam), visite de familiarisation (Fam trip, familiarization trip). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	君 (you, boy, master, Mr, bud). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland	introduktionstur (Fam trip, familiarization trip). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish	American Family Physician (aM Fam physician). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Fam. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “Fam” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	fathagam (fam). Additional references: Athag, Fam. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	fagam (fam). Additional references: Double Dutch, Fam. (volunteer)
Leet	\|=/-\\|v\| (fam). Additional references: Leet, Fam. (volunteer)
Oppish	fopam (fam). Additional references: Oppish, Fam. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	Amfay (Fam). Additional references: Pig Latin, Fam. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	fubam (fam). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Fam. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor.		Top