Definitions for "FOC"
Faint Object Camera - First Generation Imaging camera. FOC is used to image very small field of view, very faint targets. Last first generation instrument on HST
FAINT OBJECT CAMERA. The camera aboard the Hubble Space Telescope provided by ESA, designed for observing the faintest possible objects with the greatest possible resolving power, both in the ultraviolet and in the visible domains of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Faint Object Camera. An instrument built by the European Space Agency, which is currently in use on the Hubble Space Telescope.
(father of the chapel) British printing unions are called chapels, and the shop steward is called the father of the chapel; the terminology harks back to the first English print shop, established by William Caxton in a chapel in Westminster
Father of the Chapel, shop steward in the union worlds of printing and journalism. Workplace branches have been known as 'chapels' since the earliest printing guilds in the middle ages.
lex- ap. A term used by Delphi Delco Electronics Systems and inherited by FCT to describe our eutectic flip chip bumping process.
Full Operating Capability
Full Operational Capacity
Freight Operating Company
Freedom of Choice. In general, laws that permit enrollees to choose any provider and receive substantial reimbursement from their health plan. Also refers to a Federal Medicaid rule requiring states to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries are free to obtain services from any qualified provider. Exceptions are possible through waivers of Medicaid and special contract options. Also see any willing provider and point of service.
(Acronym) “Free of charge”.
This dreaded disease is considered contagious by members of frequent flyer programs who choose to redeem their miles and benefits for upgrades rather than free awards. The disease is FOC -- Fear of Coach.
Flag of Convenience. A ship register in a country that offers incentives to ship owners from other countries to enter their vessels in that particular register. Some incentives often offered are little or no tax liability, no restrictions on the nationality of crew, and low registration fees. The vessel will fly the flag of the country where it is registered. Examples of open registries are Panama and Liberia. Synonym: open registry.
Map. Fierce Ocean Combat
Firm Order Commitment
First order condition.
See Firm Order Confirmation Notice (FOC).
Frontier Oil Corporation
Friend of Court