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First Arrow: The farthest to the right (for a right handed player); located on the 5th board.

First-Mover Advantage: A sometimes insurmountable advantage gained by the first significant company to move into a new market.

First-Pass Regression: A type of preferred stock that has priority over other preferred issues and common stock when claiming dividends and assets.

Fourth Arrow: The 20th board from the right (right handed player).

Last In, First Out (LIFO): A method of inventory valuation whereby the goods most recently purchased or manufactured are considered the first ones sold. In periods of rising prices, the LIFO method shows a lower profi . . . View Full Definition

First-Generation Teacher: Refers to any teacher of Pilates who learned the Method directly under Joseph Pilates. Some of the most notable include Kathy Grant, Carola Trier, Ron Fletcher, Eve Gentry, Romana Kryzanowsk . . . View Full Definition

First Stage Surgery: This refers to the preparatory stage for an implant procedure. In the case of the subperio-- steal implant, it refers to the surgical bone impression and bone bite, which is done in order to . . . View Full Definition

First Responder: Often, first responder is used as a general term for all emergency service personnel who are expected to respond to medical emergencies or large-scale disasters. A public safety official -- . . . View Full Definition

First Reduction: A method of determining high and low water heights, time intervals, and ranges from an arithmetic mean without adjustment to a long-term series through comparison of simultaneous observations.

First Service: The first of the two serves of a tennis ball a player is allowed at the beginning of a point.