Runners training for a marathon can get a stress fracture if they. escalate their training too quickly. Stress fractures occur when too much weight or stress is put on a weakened bone. It's often the result of an imbalance in bone health caused by actions that outpace the body's natural bone rebuilding process. See Stress Fracture Risk Factors.
(Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack.
Definition of:MDF (1) (M ain D istribution F rame) A wiring rack that connects outside lines with internal lines. It is used to connect public or private lines coming into the building to internal networks. In a telco central office (CO), the MDF is generally in close proximity to the telephone switch.ee IDF, CDF and wiring rack. (2) (M ultiple D omain F acility) Hardware and microcode supplied by Amdahl that allows the running of multiple system images on a single processor complex. MDF was the first such implementation that did not depend on software such as VM/370 or VM/ESA.