"DEF" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: DEFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} DEF (countable and uncountable, plural DEFs)
  1. (automotive) Abbreviation of diesel exhaust fluid. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: diesel exhaust fluid Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-DEF-en-noun-uqXHGHrd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 4 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 3 3 3 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (roleplaying games) Initialism of defence point. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: defence point Categories (topical): Role-playing games
    Sense id: en-DEF-en-noun-6JvfTVvP
  3. (broadcasting) Initialism of daily electronic feed. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: daily electronic feed Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-DEF-en-noun-heO5-i8D Topics: broadcasting, media
  4. (broadcasting) Initialism of delayed electronic feed. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: delayed electronic feed Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-DEF-en-noun-pVkypgcf Topics: broadcasting, media

Inflected forms

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