fund

n 1: a reserve of money set aside for some purpose [syn: {monetary

fund}]

2: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought

back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: {store}, {stock}]

3: a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and

invests in securities issued by other companies [syn: {investment

company}, {investment trust}, {investment firm}]

v 1: set up a fund; convert into a debt

2: store in a fund

3: furnish a fund for; "Who will fund the new welfare program?"

FUD

/fuhd/ An acronym invented by {Gene Amdahl}

after he left {IBM} to found his own company: "FUD is the

fear, uncertainty, and doubt that {IBM} sales people instill

in the minds of potential customers who might be considering

[Amdahl] products." The idea, of course, was to persuade them

to go with safe IBM gear rather than with competitors'

equipment. This implicit coercion was traditionally

accomplished by promising that Good Things would happen to

people who stuck with IBM, but Dark Shadows loomed over the

future of competitors' equipment or software.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-05-23)