I came across this term while browsing through an audio software and thought that I knew it from somewhere. That word, foley, turned out to be familiar terrotory.
A Foley artist creates sounds for media to improve the quality of audio. Everyday sounds like footsteps, creaking doors etc are such examples. This was started by a person named Jack Foley and it became a specialty all by itself which survives to this day.
The more popular Foley (in my world) is the Foley catheter named after Dr Frederic Foley, an American urologist and this self retaining catheter has been and will be used by most healthcare personnel.
Etymologically, the word foley is derived from Irish language and means plunderer!
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