"NSF" meaning in All languages combined

See NSF on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} NSF
  1. (US) Initialism of National Science Foundation. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Science Foundation
    Sense id: en-NSF-en-name-91~iPr8R Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 35 16 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 34 16 37

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} NSF pl (plural only)
  1. (banking) Initialism of nonsufficient funds: the alert generated by a bounced check or an ACH transaction failure due to not enough money being in the account. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: nonsufficient funds (extra: the alert generated by a bounced check or an ACH transaction failure due to not enough money being in the account)
    Sense id: en-NSF-en-noun-PKpJCqF7 Categories (other): Banking, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 35 16 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 34 16 37 Topics: banking, business
  2. (Internet, acronymy component) Initialism of not safe for [context] or initialism of not suitable for [context]: labels online content as being not appropriate for, and not to be clicked or displayed in, the named context; for example, NSFW (work), NSFL (life or lunch), NSFM (minors). Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: not safe for [context] or initialism of not suitable for [context] (extra: labels online content as being not appropriate for, and not to be clicked or displayed in, the named context; for example, NSFW (work), NSFL (life or lunch), NSFM (minors))
    Sense id: en-NSF-en-noun-DvQnmDRF Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 35 16 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 34 16 37
  3. (medicine) Initialism of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis., a rare syndrome that involves fibrosis of the skin, joints, eyes, and internal organs. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (extra: a rare syndrome that involves fibrosis of the skin, joints, eyes, and internal organs)
    Sense id: en-NSF-en-noun-rb7Ck1Dd Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 35 16 36 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 25 25 16 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 34 16 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 29 15 37 Topics: medicine, sciences
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