Literally means "compulsory". In Islam it refers to those acts and things which are compulsory on a Muslim. Abandoning or abstaining from a fard act is a major sin. Rejecting a fard act amounts to kufr.

False acceptance rate: The percentage of imposters incorrectly accepted as valid users by a biometric device (sensor and matching software). The is a stong mathematical relation between FAR and FFR.

False Acceptance Rate The probability that a Biometric system will incorrectly identify an individual.

Federal Acquisition Regulations

Commonly used term for the rules and regulations covering every aspect of aviation. Codified into Parts.

Federal Aviation Regulation(s).

Federal Acquisition Regulation Council

Federal Acquisition Regulation. The FAR was established to codify uniform policies for acquisition of supplies and services by executive agencies. It is issued and maintained jointly, under the statutory authorities granted to the Secretary of Defense, Administrator of General Services and the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Statutory authorities to issue and revise the FAR have been delegated to the Procurement Executives in DOD, GSA, and NASA. See also O&M Contracts

Federal Acquisition Regulation. Official document of policies and procedures for acquisition that is used by all executive agencies.

Federal Acquisition Regulation. The FAR is the primary regulation for use by all Federal Executive agencies in their acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. It is issued within applicable laws under the joint authorities of the Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, under the broad policy guidelines of the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget.

Abbreviation for federal acquisition regulation. The guidelines by which the U.S. government purchases goods and services. Also the criteria that must be met by the vendor in order to be considered as a source for goods and services purchased by the U.S. government.

Federal Acquisition Regulation Additional Information: http://www.arnet.gov/far

Floor Area Ratio. The ratio of the gross square footage of a building to the land on which it is situated. Calculated by dividing the total square footage in the building by the square footage of land area.

Floor area ratio. The ratio of the gross square footage of a building to the square footage of the land on which it is situated

Floor Area Ratio; total square footage of building divided by total square footage of land area; Example: A building is 100 feet x 120 feet (total of 12,000 sf) The tract of land it occupies is 200 feet x 200 feet (40,000 sf) 12,000 sf/40,000 = .30 The building covers 30 % of the land area so the FAR is .30 or 30

FLOOR AREA RATIO. A comparison of the total area of the floor of a building with the total area of the land upon which it stands. Maximum or minimum FARs may be established by local zoning rules.

See FLOOR AREA RATIO.

floor area ratio. The ratio of the total floor area of a building to the total area of the site.

FLOOR AREA RATIO. An expression of the amount of development intensity (typically, non residential uses) on a specific parcel of land. FAR is determined by dividing the total square footage of gross floor area of buildings on a site by the total square footage of the site itself.

Floor Area Ratio. the term used to describe the intensity of development on a unit of land; it is determined by dividing the gross floor area of all buildings on a lot by the area of that lot.

Floor Area Ratio. A measure of development intensity. FAR is the ratio of the amount of floor area of a building to the amount of area of its site. For instance, a one-story building that covers an entire lot has an FAR of 1. Similarly, a one-story building that covers 1/2 of a lot has an FAR of 0.5.

FLOOR AREA RATIO. The relationship between the floor area of a building and the total area of the land under the building. Minimum and maximum floor area ratios are often established as part of a zoning ordinance.

Floor Area Ratio. The enclosed gross floor area of buildings on a given lot divided by to the total area of the lot.

Floor Area Ratio. The total floor area of all buildings or structures on a lot divided by the total area of the lot. FAR is a measure often used to determine the intensity of land use for a zoning district.

Floor-area ratio, in land-use planning

Floor Area Ratio. The ratio between a structure's total floor area and the total land area of the land upon which it is constructed. The FAR is calculated by dividing the total building floor area by the total building lot square area: floor area ratio = building floor area/building lot area. A maximum allowable floor area ratio is typically specified by the local building code or zoning.

To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.

To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.

In great part; as, the day is far spent.

In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.

at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"

being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"

at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"

remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"

beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"