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Definition: FO

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel.[Wordnet]
2. The Chinese name of Buddha.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Fo" is a common misspelling or typo for: of, to, for, do, go, Co, fox, fog, Ro, foe, FL, fro, UFO, FP, FAO, Flo, fob, foh, fon, fop, FOU, foo, foy, AFO, IFO, FOM, FOT, FTO, FoC, FOD, FOV, BFO, CFO.

Date "Fo" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1369. (references)

Specialty Definition: FO

Domain Definition
Computing Fo The country code for the Faroe Islands. (1999-01-27) Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Aerospace 1: Furnace oil. (references)
  2: Functional Objectives. (references)
  3: First officer. (references)
  4: FLIGHT OPERATIONS (MOC). (references)
Agriculture 1: Farm ownership loans. (references)
  2: Farm Ownership. (references)
Business Abbreviation for fiber optics. (references)
Environment 1: Field Office. (references)
  2: Flow orifice. (references)
  3: Fluorinel operating. (references)
  4: Fail open. (references)
Health Financial Operations. (references)
Military 1: Field Order (Army). (references)
  2: Flag Officer. (references)
  3: 1) Fiber optic. 2) Flash override. 3) Forward observer. (references)
  4: Flight Order. (references)
Technology 1: Foreign Office. (references)
  2: Formatting Objects. (references)
  3: Forward Observer. (references)
  4: Finance Officer. (references)
  5: Fiber Optic. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: FO

Expressions Definition
Fo Guang Shan The Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order (佛光山) ("Buddha's Light Mountain") is a Chinese Mahayana Buddhist monastic order that has gained a worldwide presence, and has chapters around the world. Fo Guang Shan is also one of the two largest Buddhist monastery and largest charity association in Taiwan (Tzu-Chi being the other). (references)
Fo Guang University Foguang 佛光 University is in Ilan, Taiwan. (references)
Fo Tan Fo Tan (火炭) is a suburb of Sha Tin, in Hong Kong. (references)
Fo Tan (KCR) Fo Tan (火炭站) is a station on the KCR East Rail. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between Sha Tin and University stations. (references)
Jin Fo tea Jin Fo is a very new Wuyi Oolong tea, developed around 10 years ago at the Wuyi Shan Tea Researching Center. It is a medium Wuyi Oolong showing both creaminess and a floral aftertaste. The tea leaves have a uniform emerald green colour. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: FO

Expressions Domain Definition
A & FO Art Accounting & Finance Office. (references)
Fo (least sterilizing value) Health The number of minutes at a reference temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit required to kill a known population of microorganisms with a z value of 18 degrees Fahrenheit. This value must be obtained from a scientifically qualified process authority. (references)
FO and T Environment Facility operations and turnover. (references)
Fo Sho Slang Adverb. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: Expression of agreement. Context: Used informally and only with other members of the group. Social Source: Girlfriends from high school to OSU. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
Fo Ti Health A inducing-inducing plasmid found in the bacterial genus Agrobacter. It carries the ability to produce crown galls (tumors) in plants. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: FO

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
FO Danish Færøerne (Føroyar) Geography
FO Dutch Faeröer Geography
FO English Frame outstanding N/A
FO Finnish Färsaaret Geography
FO French Les Iles Féroé Geography
FO German Fastenopfer Katholisches Hilfswerk Schweiz;Fastenopfer Religion & Philosophy, Social Sciences
FO Greek Νήσοι Φερόες Geography
FO Italian Fibra ottica N/A
FO Portuguese Faroé Geography
FO Spanish Islas Feroe Geography
FO Swedish Färöarna N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: FO

FO

Fo may refer to:

  • Face Off
  • Abbreviation for the computer game Fallout (computer game)
  • Faroe Islands (country code FO)
  • Faroese language (language code fo)
  • Field officer, a senior army officer
  • First-order logic, a system of mathematical logic
  • First Officer, or co-pilot on an airliner
  • Flying Officer, a Royal Air Force rank
  • Dario Fo, Italian playwright and Nobel laureate
  • Football Outsiders, a website devoted to statistical analysis of the NFL
  • Force Ouvrière, a French trade unions confederation
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British government
  • Foreign object
  • Foreign Objects, a Pennsylvania music group
  • Forum, an online communications medium
  • Forward Observer, a soldier who directs artillery fire
  • Fourier number (Fo) in physics
  • Frame optional military symbol
  • Abbreviation for Fuck Off
  • Fuel oil
  • Furka-Oberalp-Bahn, a Swiss railway
  • Number 4 (slang abbreviation fo’)
  • XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO)
  • Airlines of Tasmania IATA airline designator
  • Fo, one of the 9 departments of the Houet Province of Burkina Faso.
  • FO, a subunit of F1FO type ATPase

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "FO". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: FO

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dario Fo 31     Dario Fo 31
Fo Guang Shan 27     FO 5
Fo Tan Station 26     FO (complexity) 2
Image:029385 fo bear.jpg 11     Fo Guang Shan 27
Sun Fo 8     Fo Guang University 7
Fo Guang University 7     Fo Pang 3
Ying Fo Fui Kun 7     Fo Shou tea 5
FO 5     Fo Tan 3
Jin Fo tea 5     Fo Tan Nullah 2
Fo Shou tea 5     Fo Tan Station 26
Fo Pang 3     Image:029385 fo bear.jpg 11
Fo Tan 3     Jin Fo tea 5
Fo Tan Nullah 2     Sun Fo 8
FO (complexity) 2     Ying Fo Fui Kun 7

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: FO

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski Дарио Фо (Dario Fo). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) dario fo (Dario Fo). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian Turistièka zajednica Grada Zagreba (Tourism Association fo the City of Zagreb). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian Дарио Фо (Dario Fo). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) dario fo (Dario Fo). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Catalan Dario Fo (Dario Fo). Additional references: Catalan, Spain, Andorra, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina Turistièka zajednica Grada Zagreba (Tourism Association fo the City of Zagreb). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 法罗群岛 (Faroe Islands, fo), 火炭 (Fo Tan, live charcoal). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 法羅群島 (Faroe Islands, fo), 火炭 (Fo Tan). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech Turistièka zajednica Grada Zagreba (Tourism Association fo the City of Zagreb). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch die Schnittstelle wurde nicht gefunden (the internal rate of return is the interest rate received FO). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Dario Fo (Dario Fo). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Français in-folio (fo, folio, folio book, folio-book), in-fo (fo), inf (fo, infimum), folio (folio, fo, folio number), avis de cession (letter FO assignment). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
French in-folio (fo, folio, folio book, folio-book), in-fo (fo), inf (fo, infimum), folio (folio, fo, folio number), avis de cession (letter FO assignment). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
German die Schnittstelle wurde nicht gefunden (the internal rate of return is the interest rate received FO). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
High German die Schnittstelle wurde nicht gefunden (the internal rate of return is the interest rate received FO). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch die Schnittstelle wurde nicht gefunden (the internal rate of return is the interest rate received FO). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Itbayaten turuxan sira u macasiasi su sidong a riday (give help to the poor in the form FO clothing), ap'nowen (FO fill up). Additional references: Itbayaten, Philippines, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivatan apnojen (FO fill up, to fill), turujan sa u macasiasi su sidong a aywayub (give help to the poor in the form FO clothing). Additional references: Ivatan, Philippines, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese フェードアウト (fade-out, fade, FO), 火炭駅 (Fo Tan). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian бак (container, forecastle, tank, jug, vessel). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) bak (container, forecastle, tank, jug, vessel). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki бак (container, forecastle, tank, jug, vessel). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) bak (container, forecastle, tank, jug, vessel). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish con la capa de un airoso mariscal elegantemente sobre sus hombro (with the cloak FO an air marshal thrown dashingly over her shoulders), no se ha encontrado la interfaz (the interface was not found, the internal rate of return is the interest rate received FO), Espacio de ventas Supermercados Grandes almacenesLocales deportivos Gimnasios Vestuarios Galpones industriales y artesanales Industria mecánica Industria textil Industria de la madera y del papel Ind (sales areas supermarkets department stores sports facilities gyms changing rooms industrial and artisan sheds mechanical engineering industry textiles industry wood and paper industry food industry FO), Certificado de Nacionalidad Extranjera del Beneficiario (certificate FO foreign status beneficial owner), Certificado de Estado como Extranjero del Beneficiario (certificate FO foreign status beneficial owner). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, FO. (volunteer & more translations)
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