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Flammability - the measure of the material ability to support combustions.

Flammability Test - A test to determine the ability of a cable to resist ignition when placed neat a source of heat of flame and to self-extinguish when removed from this source.

Flat braid - a woven braid of tinned copper strands rolled flat at time of manufacture to a specified time.

Flat Cable - a cable with two smooth or corrugated but essentially flat surfaces.

Flat Conductor - a wire having a rectangular cross section as opposed to round or square conductors.

Flat Conductor Cable - a cable with a plurality of flat conductors.

Flex Life - the measurement of the ability of a conductor or cable to withstand repeated bending.

Flexible - the quality of a cable or cable component which allows for bending under the influence of outside force, as opposed to limpness which is bending due to the cable's own weight.

Flexibility - The ability of a cable to bend in a short radius. The ability of a cable to lay flat or conform to a surface as with microphone cables.

Floating - Referring to a circuit which has no connection to ground.

Fluorocopolymer - Generic term for PVDF.