DDK Glossary - F


 * 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.