FPV

English

Noun

FPV (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) Abbreviation of fosamprenavir.
  2. (aviation, of drones) Initialism of first-person view.
    Synonym: RPV
    Coordinate terms: FPS, POV
    • 2023 June 3, Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Tarasova, “Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secretive drone program”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 25 April 2026:
      “FPV drones are becoming more and more relevant on the front line because it’s an opportunity to do a targeted strike, helping narrow the focus of artillery,” he explains. “So we need tens of thousands of FPV drones every month.”

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Spanish

Etymology

    Borrowed from English FPV (“first-person view”).

    Noun

    FPV f (plural FPV)

    1. FPV (first-person view)
      • 2023 December 12, Nick Paton Walsh, Kosta Gak, Christian Streib, “Cómo es la unidad que despliega pequeños drones explosivos en la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania con fondos limitados”, in CNN en Español‎[2], archived from the original on 21 July 2025:
        La unidad FPV era plenamente consciente de los retos a los que se enfrentaría su guerra sin la financiación continuada de Estados Unidos.
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