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field A member variable of a class or structure.

finalizer In Visual Basic .NET, the method that is called just before an instance of a class is destroyed. See also destructor.

floating-point numbers A number that has a decimal component. See also floating-point types.

floating-point types Types capable of representing floating-point numbers. Floating-point types include Single (float) and Double (double). See also floating-point numbers.

focus When referring to a control, the condition of being able to receive user input through the keyboard or other input devices. A control that is capable of receiving input is said to have the focus.

foreign key In a data table, a column that contains a key value that uniquely identifies a record in a related table.

form The primary unit of the user interface in a Windows Forms application. A form serves as a nexus for data display and user input, and can host controls.