"RFC" meaning in English

See RFC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} RFC
  1. (aviation, military, historical) Initialism of Royal Flying Corps (previous title of the Royal Air Force) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Royal Flying Corps (extra: previous title of the Royal Air Force)
    Sense id: en-RFC-en-name-C~fPHr3T Categories (other): Aviation, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 11 22 11 21 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 21 15 15 17 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 16 23 8 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 17 21 8 21 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  2. (British) Initialism of Rangers Football Club. Tags: British, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Rangers Football Club
    Sense id: en-RFC-en-name-1c2jIq3a Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 11 22 11 21 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 21 15 15 17 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 17 21 8 21
  3. (historical) Initialism of Reconstruction Finance Corporation Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Reconstruction Finance Corporation
    Sense id: en-RFC-en-name-maunuted Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 11 22 11 21 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 21 15 15 17 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 16 23 8 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 17 21 8 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: RAF (english: successor, post-WWI), RNAS

Noun

Forms: RFCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} RFC (plural RFCs)
  1. (computing) Initialism of remote function call. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: remote function call
    Sense id: en-RFC-en-noun-Hn10a0He Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 11 22 11 21 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 21 15 15 17 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 16 23 8 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 17 21 8 21 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) Initialism of Request for Comments. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Request for Comments
    Sense id: en-RFC-en-noun-jkH0HXSx Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 11 22 11 21 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 21 15 15 17 13 19 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (rugby) Initialism of rugby football club. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: rugby football club
    Sense id: en-RFC-en-noun-GCOvMY2r Categories (other): Rugby, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 14 11 22 11 21 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 21 15 15 17 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 16 23 8 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 12 17 21 8 21 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: RFI (english: request for information), RFP (english: request for proposal)

Inflected forms

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