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Places
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
country code of French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Chachoan AirportChachoan AirportChachoan Airport is an airport serving Ambato , a city in the province of Tungurahua in Ecuador.- Facilities :...
(IATA code ATF), Ambato, Ecuador
Organizations
- Accelerator Test FacilityAccelerator Test Facility1) The Accelerator Test Facility is a user facility within Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, USA. Commencing operation in 1989, the BNL-ATF carries out research and development on advanced accelerator physics and studies the interactions of high power electromagnetic radiation and high...
, experimental particle accelerators at KEK laboratory in Japan and Brookhaven National Laboratory in the U.S. - American Type FoundersAmerican Type FoundersAmerican Type Founders was a business trust created in 1892 by the merger of 23 type foundries, representing about 85% of all type manufactured in the United States...
, former dominant American manufacturer of metal type - Asia Task ForceAsia Task ForceThe Asia Task Force is a government advisory group in the United Kingdom with the overall aim of boosting trade and investment between the UK and high-growth and emerging markets in Asia...
, a committee of UK businesses, informing the UK response to globalisation - Atlantic Theatre FestivalAtlantic Theatre FestivalThe Atlantic Theatre Festival was a professional theatre company located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Theatre Festival presented a "broad range of critically acclaimed theatre classics" during the summer in Wolfville's Festival Theatre, the former town hockey arena which was converted...
, a professional theatre company located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice...
commonly referred to as "the ATF", a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice
Technology
- Anatomical transfer function, also called the head-related transfer functionHead-related transfer functionA head-related transfer function is a response that characterizes how an ear receives a sound from a point in space; a pair of HRTFs for two ears can be used to synthesize a binaural sound that seems to come from a particular point in space. Some consumer home entertainment products designed to...
, the mathematical description of sound wave propagation through the human body - Activating transcription factorActivating transcription factorIn molecular biology, activating transcription factor, ATF, is a class of AP-1 transcription factor dimers.Genes include ATF1, ATF2, ATF3, ATF4, ATF5, ATF6, and ATF7....
, a class of DNA-binding proteins that regulate gene transcription - Artificial transcription factorArtificial transcription factorAn artificial transcription factor is an example of a chimeral protein, designed to target and modulate gene transcription.They are generally composed of a DNA-binding domain coupled to a modulatory domain in order to alter the expression of a particular gene...
, a type of engineered protein used in gene modulation - Automatic transmission fluidAutomatic Transmission FluidAutomatic transmission fluid is the fluid used in vehicles with self shifting or automatic transmissions. It is typically colored red or green to distinguish it from motor oil and other fluids in the vehicle...
, the liquid medium used in hydraulic automatic transmission systems - Automated Testing FrameworkAutomated Testing FrameworkATF or Automated Testing Framework is a testing framework originally created for NetBSD as a Google Summer of Code project in 2007.. Automated Testing Framework is also used in many mobile phone companies to test latest applications or updated OS...
, a software testing framework - Automated Telescope Facility
Military
- Advanced Tactical FighterAdvanced Tactical FighterThe Advanced Tactical Fighter was a demonstration and validation program undertaken by the United States Air Force to develop a next-generation air superiority fighter to counter emerging worldwide threats, including Soviet Sukhoi Su-27 and Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters under development in the 1980s...
, a program undertaken by the United States Air Force to develop a next-generation air superiority fighter - ATF, the United States Navy hull classification symbolHull classification symbolThe United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration use hull classification symbols to identify their ship types and each individual ship within each type...
for a fleet ocean tug - ATF DingoATF DingoThe ATF Dingo is a German heavily armored military infantry mobility vehicle based on a Unimog chassis with a V-hull design, produced by the company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann . It is designed to withstand land mines, rifle fire, artillery fragments and NBC-threats. ATF stands for...
, a German heavily armored military infantry mobility vehicle
Popular culture
- A.T.F.A.T.F.A.T.F. is a television movie produced for ABC in 1999 in which ATF agents work to infiltrate an armed militia, a group akin to the Branch Davidian group who held off ATF agents and were later set siege to by the FBI in Waco, Texas in 1993....
, a 1999 television film produced for the American Broadcasting Company - After the FireAfter the FireAfter the Fire are a British rock band that progressed from playing progressive rock to new wave over their initial twelve-year career, while having only one hit in the United States, and one hit in the United Kingdom .-Early career:Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the...
, 1970s and 1980s rock band - "ATF", a rap song by DMX released on the album It's Dark and Hell Is HotIt's Dark and Hell Is HotIt's Dark and Hell is Hot is the debut album of American rapper DMX, released May 19, 1998 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album featured four singles with music videos, "Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and the "Ruff Ryders Anthem"...
- Stealth ATFStealth ATFStealth ATF is a stealth fighter video game released by Activision in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The object of the game is to take out aircraft that are trying to destroy the player's stealth fighter...
, a computer game - ATF (1988 video game), a computer game released by Digital Integration
- Around the FurAround the Fur-Band members:*Stephen Carpenter – guitar*Chi Cheng – bass guitar, backing vocals*Abe Cunningham – drums*Chino Moreno – vocals-Additional personnel:...
, album by American rock band Deftones
Other uses
- Acquire the Fire, a Christian youth conference series run by Teen Mania Ministries
- Airline Turbine Fuel, a name for jet fuelJet fuelJet fuel is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is clear to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial aviation are Jet A and Jet A-1 which are produced to a standardized international specification...
- Activating transcription factor 2Activating transcription factor 2Activating transcription factor 2, also known as ATF2, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the ATF2 gene.-Function:This gene encodes a transcription factor that is a member of the leucine zipper family of DNA-binding proteins. This protein binds to the cAMP-responsive element , an octameric...