"NF" meaning in English

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Adjective

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  1. (slang) Initialism of not frat, denoting things counter to the culture of Greek life, particularly in the Southern United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: not frat (extra: denoting things counter to the culture of Greek life, particularly in the Southern United States)
    Sense id: en-NF-en-adj-Mx2jbp-d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 10 5 15 17 6 5 7 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 34 11 10 14 16 6 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 42 9 5 13 17 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 10 4 13 19 6 5 4

Proper name

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  1. (Canada) Initialism of Newfoundland and Labrador, a Canadian province. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Newfoundland and Labrador (extra: a Canadian province)
    Sense id: en-NF-en-name-rU2EDyKz Categories (other): Canadian English
  2. (US, pharmacology) Initialism of National Formulary, a book of public pharmacopeial standards. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Formulary (extra: a book of public pharmacopeial standards)
    Sense id: en-NF-en-name-fJsRrNoV Categories (other): American English, Pharmacology, Pharmacy Disambiguation of Pharmacy: 6 5 42 10 12 8 6 12 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Noun

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  1. (US, aviation) Prefix code for NASA research fighter plane designations. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-NF-en-noun-Rk~xYC8E Categories (other): American English, Aviation Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (pathology) Initialism of necrotizing fasciitis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: necrotizing fasciitis
    Sense id: en-NF-en-noun-4vLMbct6 Categories (other): Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  3. (pathology) Initialism of neurofibromatosis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: neurofibromatosis
    Sense id: en-NF-en-noun-jx5c9xeE Categories (other): Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  4. (Unicode) Initialism of normalization form. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: normalization form
    Sense id: en-NF-en-noun-g16Je2mm Categories (other): Unicode
  5. (computing) Initialism of normal form. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: normal form
    Sense id: en-NF-en-noun-cZefg-t2 Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: NFC, NFD, NFKC, NFKD Related terms: USP Related terms (in Unicode): C, D, KC, KD
Disambiguation of 'in Unicode': 24 21 7 29 19
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        "en:Computing"
      ],
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        "Initialism of normal form."
      ],
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          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
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          "normal form",
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        ]
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        "(computing) Initialism of normal form."
      ],
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      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
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}

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