"DFS" meaning in English

See DFS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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  1. (stock ticker symbol) Initialism of Discover Financial Services. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Discover Financial Services
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Noun

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  1. (graph theory) Initialism of depth-first search. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: depth-first search Coordinate_terms: BFS
    Sense id: en-DFS-en-noun-TRO0ouKN Categories (other): Graph theory, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gambling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 45 42 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 42 39 Disambiguation of Gambling: 40 33 26 Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
  2. Initialism of daily fantasy sports. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: daily fantasy sports
    Sense id: en-DFS-en-noun-6Se0rCYs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gambling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 45 42 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 28 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 44 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 42 39 Disambiguation of Gambling: 40 33 26
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