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	The acronym PCF may refer to: Patrol Craft, Fast Fast Patrol Craft Patrol Craft Fast , also known as Swift Boats, were all-aluminum, long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy for counterinsurgency operations during the Vietnam War.... , a small, shallow draft water vessel Parti Communiste Français French Communist Party The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. Although its electoral support has greatly declined in recent decades, it remains the largest party in France advocating communist views, and retains a large membership and considerable influence in French politics.... , the French Communist Party Prepaid Charging Function (telecommunication), which is used to handle the accounts of Pay As You Go (PAYG) subscribers President's Choice Financial President's Choice Financial President?s Choice Financial is a financial institution that offers banking services through a joint venture between Loblaw Companies and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce .... PC Format PC Format *PC Format* is a computer magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and licensed to other publishers in countries around the world.... , a monthly magazine Participatory Culture Foundation Participatory Culture Foundation The Participatory Culture Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization whose mission is to "enable and support independent, non-corporation creativity and political engagement." It was founded in February 2005 and is based in Worcester, Massachusetts.... Photonic-crystal fiber Photonic-crystal fiber Photonic-crystal fiber is a new class of optical fiber based on the properties of photonic crystals. Because of its ability to confine light in hollow cores or with confinement characteristics not possible in conventional optical fiber, PCF is now finding applications in fiber-optic communications, fiber lasers, nonlinear devices, high-power... Processed Chlorine Free, a certification for paper products which mandates that bleaching agents be free of chlorine compounds Prototype Carbon Fund, a consortium of six governments and 17 major utility and energy companies on whose behalf it purchases carbon credits Pounds per Cubic Foot, a U.S. customary unit of measure Unit of measure Unit of measure may refer to:* Units of measurement for relevance to weights and measures.* Unit of account for relevance in economics.... of density "possible cofinalities", a central concept in PCF theory PCF theory PCF theory is the name of a mathematics theory, invented by Saharon Shelah, that deals with the cofinality of the ultraproducts of ordered sets.... , an area in the mathematical field of set theory Pharyngoconjunctival fever Pharyngoconjunctival fever Pharyngoconjunctival fever is caused by adenovirus infection.Symptoms:* high fever that lasts 4-5 days* pharyngitis * conjunctivitis * enlargement of the lymph nodes of the neck... Post-Cancer Fatigue, a condition that may occur after cancer treatment Power Factor Correction, an electrical factor in computer PSU PSU PSU is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including:... In computing Point Coordination Function Point Coordination Function Point Coordinated Function is a Media Access Control technique used in wireless networks which relies on a central node, often an access point , to communicate with a node listening, to see if the airwaves are free .... , a Media Access Control technique used in Wi-Fi Wireless LANs Percentage Closer Filtering, a method in shadow mapping Shadow mapping Shadow mapping or projective shadowing is a process by which shadow are added to 3D computer graphics. This concept was introduced by Lance Williams in 1978, in a paper entitled "Casting curved shadows on curved surfaces".... Programming language for Computable Functions Programming language for Computable Functions The Programming language for Computable Functions, or PCF, is a typed Functional programming introduced by Gordon Plotkin in 1977. It is based on the Logic of Computable Functions by Dana Scott.... , a simple functional programming language File formats Portable Compiled Format, a file format for distributing bitmap fonts Portable Content Format Portable Content Format The DVB's Portable Content Format is a data format designed by the DVB project for the description of interactive digital television services. It is intended to support the business-to-business interchange of interactive content and to enable deployment on multiple target platforms with a minimum amount of re-authoring.... , a file format for DVB-based interactive television Printer Configuration File, a file used to configure printer settings Profile Configuration File Profile configuration file A profile configuration file or a .pcf file is a configuration file for setting the client parameters in a virtual private network. The file is in INI file format and contains information about a VPN connection which is necessary for the client software, such as the username, password, tunneling port, Domain name system settings and muc... , a configuration file used to setup VPN connections Pronto Configuration File, a Philips Pronto configuration file used by Pronto universal programable IR/RF remote controls