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Term Definition
Fish Tape. A steel tape used by electricians to push through an electrical conduit and pull back the conductors being installed.  
Fished Joint. An end butt splice strengthened by pieces nailed on the sides.  
Fished. A means of installing electrical wiring in existing inaccessible hollow spaces of buildings with a minimum damage to the building finish.  
Fishmouth. An opening at the exposed edge of a roofing ply sheet where the asphalt bond is lacking or the felt is wrinkled.  
Fissure. A narrow crack, usually long and deep, caused by breaking or parting  
Fitting Gain. The space inside a fitting required by a pipe.  
Fitting. 1. A device used for connecting pipes together. 2. An accessory such as a locknut, bushing or other part of a wiring system which is intended primarily to perform a mechanical rather than an electrical function.  
Fixative. A protective coating applied to drawings in crayons, pastel, charcoal, and pencil, usually by spraying, to prevent colors from rubbing off.  
Fixed Assets. Assets of a more or less permanent nature whose useful life is more than one year, such as fixtures, equipment, real estate, and trucks.  
Fixed Displacement Pump. A pump in which the displacement per cycle cannot be varied.  
Fixed Door. A door, of a pair, that is normally kept in the closed position.  
Fixed End Beam. A beam fixed upon a support which prevents its rotation.  
Fixed Fee. A stipulated lump sum fee.  
Fixed Liabilities. Liabilities that are carried for over a one year period, such as mortgage, and equipment payments.  
Fixed Window. sash or glass that is immovably mounted in a wall.  
Fixed. Attached or fastened in place by nails, screws, bolts, conduit, piping systems, or other means.  
Fixture Branch. A pipe connecting several fixtures with the water supply.  
Fixture Carrier. A mounting frame built into a wall to support a plumbing fixture.  
Fixture Carrier. A wall mounted frame for mounting and support of a plumbing fixture.  
Fixture Drain. The drain pipe from the trap of a fixture to where the pipe joins with any other drain pipe.  
Fixture Unit. A design factor to determine the load-producing value from a given fixture so that the drainage piping is large enough to carry the liquids and wastes; for instance, the unit flow rate from fixtures is assumed to be one cubic foot or 7.5 gallons of liquid per minute; fixtures are rated as multiples of this unit of flow.  
Fixture, Lighting. see Lighting Fixture.  
Fixture, Plumbing. see Plumbing Fixture.  
Flag. 1. See Flagstone. 2. End of hog brush bristle which divides into two or more branches like a tree; flagging provides brush with ability to hold paint.  
Flagging. 1. Flagstone paving. 2. See Flag, 2.  
Flagpole Outrigger. A projecting pole run out from a structure to provide a flagpole.  
Flagpole. A pole used for raising and displaying flags.  
Flagstone. A hard flat, usually rectangular, stone slab used for paving; also called a flag.  
Flake. A small flat wood particle of predetermined dimensions, uniform thickness, with fiber direction essentially in the plane of the flake; in overall character resembling a small piece of veneer; produced by special equipment for use in the manufacture of flakeboard.  
Flakeboard. A type of particleboard composed of flakes bonded together with a synthetic resin of other suitable binder.  

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