Far
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Far or FAR may refer to:
Organizations
- Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, part of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
- Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (Argentina), a guerrilla group in Argentina
- Forces Armées Rwandaises, the Rwandan Armed Forces
- Forces Armées Royales, the Moroccan Army
- Fund for Armenian ReliefFund for Armenian ReliefThe Fund for Armenian Relief is a US humanitarian organization. It provides short-term emergency relief and long-term programs focusing on child protection, economic development, education, health care, and social services....
- Fuerzas Armadas RebeldesRebel Armed ForcesThe Rebel Armed Forces was a Guatemalan guerrilla organization established in 1961 and lasting until the peace agreements in 1996.FAR is most significantly known for having killed the U.S. ambassador to Guatemala, John Gordon Mein, in 1968. Also killed that year were two U.S...
(Rebel Armed Forces), the first guerilla organization in Guatemala - FAR RabatFAR RabatForces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in Morocco's capital city .The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal...
, a Moroccan football club - FAR (Tracteurs FAR)FAR (Tracteurs FAR)FAR was a French truck manufacturer, affiliated to Chenard-Walcker. It was founded in 1919 and ceased manufacture in 1970. Among the company's products was the 'Pony Mécanique', a three-wheel tractor built under licence from UK company Scammell, from 1937 to 1970....
, a French truck manufacturer - FAR, acronym of Forum Alpine Renault, fully dedicated to all Alpine and Renault Sport cars fans
Science, technology, and medicine
- Far infrared astronomyFar infrared astronomyFar-infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that deals with objects visible in far-infrared radiation ....
- Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerFar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerThe Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer is a space-based telescope operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. FUSE was launched on a Delta II rocket on June 24, 1999, as a part of NASA's Origins program...
, a space-based telescope - False accept rate in biometricsBiometricsBiometrics As Jain & Ross point out, "the term biometric authentication is perhaps more appropriate than biometrics since the latter has been historically used in the field of statistics to refer to the analysis of biological data [36]" . consists of methods...
- The First Assessment Report of the IPCC
Architecture and planning
- Floor Area RatioFloor Area RatioThe floor area ratio or floor space index is the ratio of the total floor area of buildings on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit imposed on such a ratio....
(Floor Space Index), a measurement of building density
Transportation
- Fargo (Amtrak station)Fargo (Amtrak station)The Fargo Amtrak station is a train station in Fargo, North Dakota, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. While the largest city in North Dakota, Fargo has only the third-most rail passenger traffic in the state, behind Minot and Williston...
, North Dakota's Amtrak station (code FAR) - Federal Aviation RegulationsFederal Aviation RegulationsThe Federal Aviation Regulations, or FARs, are rules prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration governing all aviation activities in the United States. The FARs are part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations...
- Hector International AirportHector International AirportHector International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Fargo, a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is owned by the City of Fargo Municipal Airport Authority.The airport was named after Martin...
in Fargo, North Dakota (IATA airport code)
Television, film, and music
- Far (band)Far (band)Far is a band from Sacramento, USA.-Releases :After a number of local releases including their first demo tape Sweat A River, Live No Lies and two independent albums Listening Game and Quick they signed to Epic/Immortal Records and released their first major record, Tin Cans With Strings To You...
, rock band from California - Far (album)Far (album)iTunes bonus track version-Reception:Bevan of Spin writes that Spektor, in "The Calculation", "...purrs a scenario of love and hurt that plays out in the breakfast nook..." Powers of the LA Times states of "Eet" : "It's not just cute." Maerz of EW states of "Folding Chair" that she "literally sings...
, the fifth studio album from musician Regina Spektor
Computers
- FAR ManagerFAR ManagerFAR Manager is an orthodox file manager for Microsoft Windows and a clone of Norton Commander...
, a Win32 Norton Commander clone - Far pointerFar pointerIn a segmented architecture computer, a far pointer is a pointer which includes a segment selector, making it possible to point to addresses outside of the current segment....
, in computer science
Government
- Federal Acquisition RegulationsFederal Acquisition RegulationsThe Federal Acquisition Regulation is the principal set of rules in the Federal Acquisition Regulation System. This system consists of sets of regulations issued by agencies of the Federal government of the United States to govern what is called the "acquisition process"; this is the process...
- Federal Aviation RegulationsFederal Aviation RegulationsThe Federal Aviation Regulations, or FARs, are rules prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration governing all aviation activities in the United States. The FARs are part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations...
- Floor Area RatioFloor Area RatioThe floor area ratio or floor space index is the ratio of the total floor area of buildings on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit imposed on such a ratio....
, a measure of comparative urban density often used in the field of zoning
Places
- Far EastFar EastThe Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
, or South and Southeast Asia - Far Eastern RepublicFar Eastern RepublicThe Far Eastern Republic , sometimes called the Chita Republic, was a nominally independent state that existed from April 1920 to November 1922 in the easternmost part of the Russian Far East...
- Far Eastern Federal DistrictFar Eastern Federal DistrictThe Far Eastern Federal District is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia, while being also the least populated, with a population of 6,291,900 . The Far Eastern Federal District was established in 2000 by then-President Vladimir Putin and is currently being governed by presidential...