FSM

See also: Fsm.

Translingual

Symbol

FSM

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for the Federated States of Micronesia since 1986.

   Synonym: FM (alpha-2)

English

an FSM (Flying Spaghetti Monster) car decal

Noun

FSM (countable and uncountable, plural FSMs)

1. (uncountable, microbiology) Initialism of fluorescent speckle microscopy.
2. (countable, computing) Initialism of finite-state machine.
3. (uncountable, Internet slang, dating) Initialism of female seeking male.
4. (telecommunications) Initialism of field strength meter.

Noun

FSM pl (plural only)

1. (UK, education) Initialism of free school meals.

Proper noun

FSM

1. Initialism of Federated States of Micronesia.
2. Initialism of Flying Spaghetti Monster.
   • 2005 October 2, Jeff Jacoby, “The timeless truth of creation”, in Boston Globe‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 February 2012:

     FSM was concocted in June by Bobby Henderson, a recent college graduate with a degree in physics.

   • 2007 November 16, Justin Pope, “Pasta theology: Scholars mull Spaghetti Monster”, in USA Today‎^[2], archived from the original on 25 July 2015:

     Henderson did not respond to a request for comment. His website tracks meetings of FSM clubs (members dress up as pirates) and sells trinkets and bumper stickers.

3. Initialism of Free Speech Movement.

Phrase

FSM

1. (in personal ads or Internet slang) Initialism of female seeking male or femme seeking masc.

   Near-synonym: F4M

   Coordinate terms: FSF, MSF, MSM

Anagrams

• FMS, FMs, MFS, MFs, MSF, SFM, SMF