"SFW" meaning in English

See SFW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} SFW (not comparable)
  1. (Internet, initialism) Initialism of safe for work; i.e., content containing neither graphic nor adult imagery, and thus suitable for public, formal or controlled environments, such as at work. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: safe for work (extra: i.e., content containing neither graphic nor adult imagery, and thus suitable for public, formal or controlled environments, such as at work.) Synonyms: work-safe
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