FN

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See also: fn, Fn, fN, fn., f'n, and f.n.

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Etymology 1

Noun

FN (plural FNs)

  1. Initialism of footnote.

Etymology 2

Initialism of Fabrique Nationale.

Noun

FN (plural FNs)

  1. Diminutive of FN-FAL (the NATO standard rifle)
  2. Diminutive of FN Five-seven (the pistol derivative of the FN-FAL)
    • 2020, Moneybagg Yo, Match My Fly:
      I know your purse say D and G, holdin' my FN
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Etymology 3

Proper noun

FN

  1. Abbreviation of Fabrique Nationale de Herstal.

Etymology 4

Noun

FN (plural FNs)

  1. Initialism of fibronectin.

Etymology 5

Noun

FN (plural FNs)

  1. Initialism of false negative.
    • 2015 July 24, Krzysztof J. Cios, Dat T. Nguyen, “Data mining and data visualization”, in Susan J Henly, editor, Routledge International Handbook of Advanced Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research, Routledge, →ISBN, page 316:
      A FN diagnosis, on the other hand, can give a patient the illusion of good health (and the patient will not get the necessary treatment).
    • 2021 March 26, Serg Masís, Interpretable Machine Learning with Python: Learn to build interpretable high-performance models with hands-on real-world examples, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 291:
      From the optics of fairness, we care more about FPs than FNs because it's more unfair to put an innocent person in prison than it is to leave a guilty person in the streets.

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Danish

Proper noun

FN

  1. Abbreviation of De Forenede Nationer (“United Nations”).

French

Proper noun

FN m

  1. Front National; a political party from either France or Belgium

Proper noun

FN f

  1. Fabrique Nationale; a Belgian firearms manufacturer

Norwegian

Proper noun

FN

  1. Abbreviation of De forente nasjoner (“United Nations”).

Swedish

Proper noun

FN c (genitive FN:s)

  1. Initialism of Förenta nationerna (“United Nations”).
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