Cf 234641 223499574 2008-07-04T09:48:14Z 79.116.244.17 /* Other */ {{TOCright}} '''Cf''' or '''CF''' may stand for: *[[Child Foundation]], An International Charity Institute; www.childfoundation.org *[[Conservative Future]], [[youth movement]] of the [[British Conservative Party]] ===Language=== *[[cf.]] is an abbreviation for the Latin word ''confer'', meaning "compare" or "consult" *CF is an abbreviation for the Latin words ''coactus feci'', meaning "done under coercion." These initials can be written when someone compels you to sign something you don't agree with (either completely or partially), and there is no way out. * CF can stand for Cited From a particular topic or source. ===Science and technology=== *[[Cubic foot]], an [[Imperial unit|Imperial]] / [[U.S. customary unit|U.S. customary]] (non-metric) unit of volume *[[Californium]], a radioactive chemical element *[[Cystic fibrosis]], a hereditary disease *[[Conductivity factor]], the level of dissolved salts in a solution. ;Medicine: *[[Cystic fibrosis]] *[[Cerebrospinal fluid]] ;Technological equipment: *[[Call forwarding]], a telecommunication service feature *[[Compact fluorescent lamp|Compact Fluorescent]], a small style of fluorescent lamp *[[Carbon fiber]], a strong, lightweight material used in many applications *[[Color filter]], a way to color light *[[ConFlat]], a type of [[vacuum flange]] *[[Carboxyfluorescein]] *[[Compact_flash]] a type of memory card ;Computers and programming: *[[ColdFusion]], a WWW programming language *[[CompactFlash]], a solid state memory technology *[[Core Foundation]], a C application programming interface ([[API]]) in [[Mac OS X]]. * Compact Framework, as in [[.NET Compact Framework]], a version of the [[.NET Framework]] for mobile & embedded devices *[[Collaborative filtering]], the method of making automatic predictions about the interests of a user by collecting information from many users. *[[Coupling Facility]], an IBM mainframe feature *[[Cross Fusion]], in the [[Mega Man (series)|Mega Man]] videogame series *[[.cf]], the Top-Level Domain for Central African Republic *[[ATI CrossFire]], a method for combining graphic cards ===Military=== *[[Canadian Forces]], armed forces of Canada *[[Clusterfuck]], also ''[[NATO phonetic alphabet|Charlie Foxtrot]]'', is a disastrous situation that results from the cumulative errors of several people or groups. Also used as a [[slang]] term to describe the area effect nature of [[artillery]] or [[cluster bomb]]s. ===Economics and business=== *[[Cash flow]], the ability of a business to fulfil its obligations *The IATA code for [[City Airline]]. *[[The Cheesecake Factory]], a restaurant chain *[[Carriage and Freight]] or [[Carrying and Forwarding]] * Conversion Factor, a synonym for [[Exposure at default (EAD)]] in [[Basel II]] ===Places=== *[[Cardiff]]: CF is the United Kingdom post code for the region in southern Wales which is served by the Cardiff. See also [[List of postal districts in the United Kingdom|postal sorting office]] and [[List of postal areas in the United Kingdom]]. *[[Central African Republic]], 2-letter [[List of ISO country codes|ISO country code]]. *[[Republic of the Congo]], [[List of FIPS country codes|FIPS Pub 10-4]] and obsolete [[NATO country code|NATO diagram]] (from ''Congo français'', "French Congo"). ===Sports=== *[[Center fielder|Center field(er)]], a defensive position in baseball. *[[Striker|Centre forward]], an attacking position in soccer. *[[Canopy formation]], a discipline in parachuting. *Club de Fútbol, a common part of names of [[Football team|football (soccer) teams]] from Spain and Latin America. *[[Calgary Flames]], [[NHL]] [[ice hockey]] team. ===Other=== *An [[International Telecommunications Union]] [[callsign]] prefix for [[Canada]]. *[[Cantus firmus]], in musical compositions *[[Captain Falcon]], a Nintendo character. *[[Captain Flamingo]] *[[Colin Firth]], British actor *Captain Flange, Australian Country music performer *[[Celtic Frost]], a [[Swiss]] [[heavy metal]] band *[[Carpathian Forest]], a [[Norwegian]] [[black metal]] band *[[CHERUB Forums]], an internet message board about the CHERUB books by [[Robert Muchamore]]. *[[Childfree]], denotes people who do not have, and do not desire, children. Also known as "childless by choice". *[[Companion Of The Order of Fiji]], an award of the [[Order Of Fiji]] *Commercial film, a common Asian term for [[television advertisement]]. *Cyber Formula: a [[Japan]]ese [[anime]] series, ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'', and the fictional [[racing car]]s in the series. *Colonel Fitzwilliam, character in [[Pride and Prejudice]] {{disambig}} [[cs:CF]] [[da:CF]] [[de:CF]] [[es:CF]] [[eo:Cf]] [[fr:CF]] [[ko:CF]] [[it:CF]] [[nl:CF]] [[ja:CF]] [[no:CF]] [[pl:CF]] [[pt:CF]] [[ksh:CF (Watt ėßß datt?)]] [[sl:CF]] [[fi:Cf]] [[zh:CF]]