"HOF" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-HOF-en-noun-aHYGeouu Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (chiefly sports) Initialism of hall-of-famer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: hall-of-famer Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-HOF-en-noun-4brp68m5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (functional programming) Initialism of higher-order function. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: higher-order function Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-HOF-en-noun-s7A1kptq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 64

Inflected forms

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