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Computing and related technology
- Advanced FormatAdvanced FormatAdvanced Format is a generic term pertaining to any sector format used to store data on the magnetic disks in hard disk drives that exceeds 512 to 520 bytes per sector. Advanced Format is also considered a milestone technology in the history of hard-drive storage, where data has been processed in...
, a hard disk technology where sectors are over the 512 bytes limit - Amiga Disk FileAmiga Disk FileAmiga Disk File aka ADF is a file format used by Amiga computers and emulators to store images of disks. It has been around almost as long as the Amiga itself, although it was not initially called by any particular name. Before it was known as ADF, it was used in commercial game production, backup...
- Amsterdam Density FunctionalAmsterdam Density FunctionalAmsterdam Density Functional is a program for first-principles electronic structure calculations that makes use of density functional theory . ADF was first developed in the early seventies by the group of E. J. Baerends from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, and by the group of T. Ziegler...
, a computer program for performing density functional theory electronic structure calculations - AnDan FOSSIL, a FOSSILFOSSILFOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for telecommunications programs under the DOS operating system. FOSSIL is an acronym for Fido Opus SEAdog Standard Interface Layer. Fido refers to FidoBBS, Opus refers to Opus-CBCS BBS, and SEAdog refers to a Fidonet compatible mailer...
driver by AnDan Software - Application Development FacilityApplication Development FacilityApplication Development Facility was a 4GL application package developed by IBM for use under IMS databases. It allowed a programmer to define a set of "rules", which, when combined with a simple to use screen painter, could be used to generate an IMS DC application.- Overview :The rules were...
, a programming language - Application Development Framework, a software framework in computer programming
- Oracle Application Development FrameworkOracle Application Development FrameworkIn computing, Oracle Application Development Framework, usually called Oracle ADF, provides a commercial Java framework for building enterprise applications. It provides visual and declarative approaches to Java EE development...
- Oracle Application Development Framework
- Auto-lead Data FormatAuto-lead Data FormatAuto-lead Data Format is an open XML-based standard specifically for communicating consumer purchase requests to automotive dealerships...
, an XML-based standard for dealing in vehicles - Automated Document FactoryAutomated Document FactoryThe Automated Document Factory 2.0 , also known by its earlier generation as simply ADF , is an architecture developed by Gartner to address the unique problems encountered in high volume document production environments especially but not limited to printing and mailing operations...
, a Gartner architecture for printing and mailing - Automatic document feederAutomatic Document FeederIn multifunction or all-in-one printers, fax machines, photocopiers and scanners, an automatic document feeder or ADF is a feature which takes several pages and feeds the paper one page at a time into a scanner or copier, allowing the user to scan, and thereby copy, print, or fax, multiple-page...
, in printers and scanners - Automatically defined functions, in genetic programmingGenetic programmingIn artificial intelligence, genetic programming is an evolutionary algorithm-based methodology inspired by biological evolution to find computer programs that perform a user-defined task. It is a specialization of genetic algorithms where each individual is a computer program...
(computer science)
Music
- A Dozen FuriesA Dozen FuriesA Dozen Furies was a metalcore band from Dallas, Texas. They were the winners of the 2004 MTV reality show Battle for Ozzfest. They were awarded a spot on the 10th anniversary of Ozzfest as well as a record deal with Sanctuary Records...
, the band who won the 2004 Battle for Ozzfest - Asian Dub FoundationAsian Dub FoundationAsian Dub Foundation are a British electronica band that plays a mix of rapcore, dub, dancehall and ragga, also using rock instruments, acknowledging a punk influence...
, a British band
Organizations
- African Development FoundationAfrican Development FoundationThe United States African Development Foundation is an "Independent United States Government Agency" which provides grants of up to $250,000 to community groups and small enterprises that benefit under served and marginalized groups in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, an "Independent United States Government Agency" - Alliance Defense FundAlliance Defense FundThe Alliance Defense Fund is a conservative Christian nonprofit organization with the stated goal of "defending the right to hear and speak the Truth through strategy, training, funding, and litigation." ADF was founded in 1994 by the late Bill Bright , the late Larry Burkett , James Dobson The...
, a US organization that engages in litigation on behalf of conservative Christian principles. - Allied Democratic ForcesAllied Democratic ForcesThe Allied Democratic Forces is a rebel group opposed to the Ugandan government. It is based in western Uganda with rear bases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It began as a minor group in the forested Ruwenzori mountain range along the border in 1996, but expanded its activities over the...
, a Ugandan rebel group - America's Development Foundation, refer to Moscow Research Center for Human RightsMoscow Research Center for Human RightsThe Moscow Research Center for Human Rights is "a union of independent non-governmental organizations whose work covers a wide range of human rights issues, provides central coordination for and development of the human rights movement in Russia."...
- Ár nDraíocht FéinÁr nDraíocht FéinÁr nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship, Inc. is a non-profit religious organization dedicated to the study and further development of modern, Neo-druidism practice....
, a Neopagan druid organization - Arab Democracy FoundationArab Democracy FoundationThe Arab Democracy Foundation is an independent international Arab civil society organization advocating democracy as a culture, a way of life, and the best system for good governance. ADF was established on May 27, 2007 at the initiative of Arab democracy advocates, and with support from the...
, an Arab civil society organization based in Qatar - Australian Debating Federation
- Australian Defence ForceAustralian Defence ForceThe Australian Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units...
- Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADF)Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADF)The Azerbaijan Democratic Firgue is a political party in Azerbaijan....
Other
- Actin depolymerizing factorActin depolymerizing factorActin depolymerizing factors are a family of microfilament proteins.They are used to regulate actin assembly....
s are a family of microfilament proteins - African dwarf frogAfrican dwarf frogAfrican dwarf frogs are small aquatic frogs native to parts of Africa, spreading from tropical to subtropical areas primarily in the Congo region.-Description:...
- Aircraft deicing fluidDeicing fluidGround deicing of aircraft is commonly performed in both commercial and general aviation. The fluid used in this operation is called de-icing or deicing fluid...
- Albert-Daly FieldAlbert-Daly FieldAlbert-Daly Field is a multi-use sports facility located in Williamsburg, Virginia on the campus of the College of William and Mary. It is home to the soccer and lacrosse teams for the college....
, a sports stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia - Alternate day fasting, a diet that involves intermittent fastingIntermittent fastingIntermittent fasting is a pattern of eating that alternates between periods of fasting and non-fasting. A specific form of IF is alternate day fasting , which is a 48-hour routine typically composed of a 24-hour fast followed by a 24-hour non-fasting period...
on alternate days - Alternative display facilityAlternative display facilityAlternative display facility is an equity trading facility created in the United States by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority , a self-regulatory organization . The ADF is an alternative to the exchange for publishing quotations and for comparing and reporting trades...
, a type of financial exchange - American Dance FestivalAmerican Dance FestivalThe American Dance Festival is a six and four-week school for dance and a six-week summer festival of modern dance performances, currently held at Duke University and the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina....
, a modern-dance summer event in the United States of America - Andorran franc, ISO 4217 Code for a 1:1 peg to the French francFrench francThe franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...
- Augmented Dickey–Fuller test, used in times series analysis
- Automatic direction finder (used in aviation/airplane navigation)
- Amateur Domestic Femdom (sexual fetish), see Female dominanceFemale dominanceFemale dominance is those BDSM relationships and BDSM scenes in which the dominant partner is female. Often a dominant woman, she may prefer to be called a Domme , Femdomme, Domina, or Dominatrix, depending on context or personal preference...