AFT
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AFT is a three-letter acronym
that may refer to:
Three-letter acronym
A three-letter acronym, three-letter abbreviation, or TLA is an abbreviation, specifically an acronym, alphabetism, or initialism, consisting of three letters...
that may refer to:
- Accelerated failure time modelAccelerated failure time modelIn the statistical area of survival analysis, an accelerated failure time model is a parametric model that provides an alternative to the commonly used proportional hazards models...
, a statistical model used in survival analysis - Adiabatic flame temperatureAdiabatic flame temperatureIn the study of combustion, there are two types of adiabatic flame temperature depending on how the process is completed, constant volume and constant pressure, describing the temperature the combustion products theoretically reach if no energy is lost to the outside environment.The constant volume...
- Advanced Format technologiesAdvanced 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...
- Ali Farka TouréAli Farka TouréAli Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues...
- Afghanistan TimeTime in AfghanistanTime in Afghanistan is officially UTC+04:30.Afghanistan has the zoneinfo time zone "Asia/Kabul"....
- AFt phase in cement chemistry, of which ettringiteEttringiteEttringite is a hydrous calcium aluminium sulfate mineral with formula: Ca6Al2312·26H2O. It is a colorless to yellow mineral crystallizing in the trigonal system...
is the most prominent example - American Farmland TrustAmerican Farmland TrustThe American Farmland Trust is an organization founded to preserve farmland and ranchland in the United States and to promote sustainable agricultural practices....
- American Federation of TeachersAmerican Federation of TeachersThe American Federation of Teachers is an American labor union founded in 1916 that represents teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; local, state and federal employees; higher education faculty and staff, and nurses and other healthcare professionals...
- American Folklore TheatreAmerican Folklore TheatreThe American Folklore Theatre is a professional theater company that creates, develops, and produces musicals and plays based on the populist culture and heritage of the United States. Located in Door County, Wisconsin, the company began in 1970 as The Heritage Ensemble, performing on the stage of...
- Americans For Fair TaxationAmericans For Fair TaxationAmericans For Fair Taxation , also known as FairTax.org, states it is the United States' largest, single-issue grassroots organization and taxpayers union dedicated to fundamental tax code replacement...
- Amniotic fluid test, a synonym for AmniocentesisAmniocentesisAmniocentesis is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities and fetal infections, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid, which contains fetal tissues, is sampled from the amnion or amniotic sac surrounding a developing fetus, and the fetal DNA is examined for...
- Authenticated firewall traversal, in version 5 of SOCKSSOCKSSOCKS is an Internet protocol that routes network packets between a client and server through a proxy server. SOCKS5 additionally provides authentication so only authorized users may access a server...
, an Internet protocol - Automatic Fine Tuning, another name for Automatic Frequency ControlAutomatic frequency controlIn radio equipment, Automatic Frequency Control is a method to automatically keep a resonant circuit tuned to the frequency of an incoming radio signal...
in TV and radio receivers