"HOF" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: HOFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} HOF (plural HOFs)
  1. (chiefly sports) Initialism of hall of fame. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: hall of fame
    Sense id: en-HOF-en-noun-aHYGeouu Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (chiefly sports) Initialism of hall-of-famer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: hall-of-famer
    Sense id: en-HOF-en-noun-4brp68m5 Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (functional programming) Initialism of higher-order function. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: higher-order function
    Sense id: en-HOF-en-noun-s7A1kptq Categories (other): Programming, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 22 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 24 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 23 66

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