ELF
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ELF may be:
Science
Linguistics
Computing
Organizations
Popular culture
Science
- Electron localization functionElectron localization functionIn quantum chemistry, the electron localization function is a measure of the likelihood of finding an electron in the neighborhood space of a reference electron located at a given point and with the same spin...
, a concept in quantum mechanics - Extremely low frequencyExtremely low frequencyExtremely low frequency is a term used to describe radiation frequencies from 3 to 300 Hz. In atmosphere science, an alternative definition is usually given, from 3 Hz to 3 kHz...
, the band of radio frequencies from 3 to 30 Hertz
Linguistics
- English as a lingua francaEnglish as a lingua francaEnglish as a lingua franca can be defined as “an additionally acquired language system which serves as a common means of communication for speakers of different first languages”...
, a linguistics term for the use of English between speakers of different varieties of English, describing communication that involves people who do not consider English their first language
Computing
- Executable and Linkable FormatExecutable and Linkable FormatIn computing, the Executable and Linkable Format is a common standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries, and core dumps. First published in the System V Application Binary Interface specification, and later in the Tool Interface Standard, it was quickly accepted among...
, a computer file format - The COSMAC ELFCOSMAC ELFThe COSMAC ELF was an RCA 1802 microprocessor-based computer based on a series of construction articles in Popular Electronics magazine in 1976 and 1977. Through the back pages of electronics magazines, both Netronics and Quest Electronics offered low-priced kits that were based on this design. ...
, a microcomputer kit
Organizations
- e.l.f. Cosmetics, an international cosmetics brand based in New York City
- Earth Liberation FrontEarth Liberation FrontThe Earth Liberation Front , also known as "Elves" or "The Elves", is the collective name for autonomous individuals or covert cells who, according to the ELF Press Office, use "economic sabotage and guerrilla warfare to stop the exploitation and destruction of the environment".The ELF was founded...
, a radical environmental movement founded in the United Kingdom in 1992 - Environmental Law FoundationEnvironmental Law FoundationThe Environmental Law Foundation is a UK registered charity dedicated to environmental law and disseminating information on the subject....
, a United Kingdom charity - Environmental Life ForceEnvironmental Life ForceEnvironmental Life Force , also known as the Original ELF, was the first radical environmental group in 1977 to use explosive and incendiary devices in defense of the environment.-History:...
, a radical environmental group founded in the United States in 1977 - Estonian Nature FundEstonian Nature FundEstonian Fund for Nature or ELF is an Estonian environmental non-profit organisation.-Mission:Mission of ELF is to preserve the rich natural diversity in Estonia and the world through active cooperation with individuals, business enterprises, organizations and state institutions through the...
, an Estonian environmental organization - Elvish Linguistic FellowshipElvish Linguistic FellowshipThe Elvish Linguistic Fellowship is a "Special Interest Group" of the Mythopoeic Society devoted to the study of the constructed languages of J. R. R. Tolkien, today headed by Carl F. Hostetter. It was founded by Jorge Quiñónez in 1988. The E. L. F. publishes two journals, Vinyar Tengwar, edited...
, an organization that studies the invented languages of J. R. R. Tolkien - Endangered Language FundEndangered Language FundThe Endangered Language Fund is a small non-profit organization based in New Haven, Connecticut. E.L.F. supports endangered language maintenance and documentation projects that aim to preserve the world’s languages while contributing rare linguistic data to the scientific...
, an American non-profit organization which supports endangered language maintenance and documentation projects that aim to preserve the world’s languages - Eritrean Liberation FrontEritrean Liberation FrontThe Eritrean Liberation Front was the main independence movement in Eritrea which sought Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia during the 1960s and 1970s. In the very late 1950s unorganized political movement seeking independence was secretly active as small cells...
, an independence movement - European Liberation FrontEuropean Liberation FrontThe European Liberation Front was a small neo-fascist group that split from Oswald Mosley's British Union Movement in 1948. Its founder and ideological inspiration was Francis Parker Yockey. In 1949 they issued a manifesto titled The Proclamation of London, written by Yockey...
, a neo-fascist group - European Lacrosse FederationEuropean Lacrosse FederationEuropean Lacrosse Federation is the sport governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the Europe. The twenty-one member federation has its headquarters in London, England....
, the lacrosse governing body of Europe
Popular culture
- Esper Liberation Front, a fictional organization in the Deathstalker novels
- Elf Liberation Flight from the movie Santa Clause
- Ever Lasting Friends (Super Junior'sSuper JuniorSuper Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...
fan club)