Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Factor — Fac tor, n. [L. factor a doer: cf. F. facteur a factor. See {Fact}.] 1. (Law) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foreign function interface — A foreign function interface (or abbr|FFI|Foreign Function Interface) is a mechanism by which a program written in one programming language can call routines or make use of services written in another. The term comes from the specification for… … Wikipedia
foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… … Black's law dictionary
foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… … Black's law dictionary
Foreign direct investment — (FDI) or foreign investment refers to the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor.[1]. It is the sum of… … Wikipedia
Foreign trust — commonly refers to a trust that is governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States. These trusts may be used for investment, estate planning and succession planning purposes, but are most commonly used for asset… … Wikipedia
Foreign internal defense — (FID) is used by a number of Western militaries, explicitly by the United States but sharing ideas with countries including France and the United Kingdom, to describe an approach to combating actual or threatened insurgency in a foreign state… … Wikipedia
Foreign relations of Iran — refers to inter governmental connections between Iran and other countries. Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Islamic revolutionary regime of Ayatollah Khomeini dramatically reversed the pro Western foreign policy of the last Shah of Iran … Wikipedia
Foreign relations of Somalia — are handled primarily by the President as the head of state, Prime Minister as the head of government, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Transitional Federal Government.Transitional Federal Government representatives for foreign affairs* … Wikipedia
foreign principal — a person outside the UK instructing an agent (See agency) within the UK. It used to be the case that where an agent acting for a foreign principal entered into a contract with a third party, there was a strong presumption that there was no… … Law dictionary
