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Science and engineering
- Brake specific fuel consumptionBrake specific fuel consumptionBrake Specific Fuel Consumption is a measure of fuel efficiency within a shaft reciprocating engine.It is the rate of fuel consumption divided by the power produced. It may also be thought of as power-specific fuel consumption, for this reason...
an engineering term that is used to describe the fuel consumption of a shaft engine it terms of its output power - Thrust specific fuel consumption an engineering term that is used to describe the fuel efficiency of a jet engine design in terms of its thrust efficiency
- Space-filling curveSpace-filling curveIn mathematical analysis, a space-filling curve is a curve whose range contains the entire 2-dimensional unit square...
, a curve whose ranges contain the entire 2-dimensional unit square - Specific fuel consumptionSpecific fuel consumptionThrust specific fuel consumption or sometimes simply specific fuel consumption, SFC, is an engineering term that is used to describe the fuel efficiency of an engine design with respect to thrust output...
- Supercritical Fluid ChromatographySupercritical fluid chromatographySupercritical Fluid Chromatography is a form of normal phase chromatography that is used for the analysis and purification of low to moderate molecular weight, thermally labile molecules. It can also be used for the separation of chiral compounds...
, is a form of normal phase chromatography - Sequential function chartSequential function chartSequential function chart is a graphical programming language used for PLCs. It is one of the five languages defined by IEC 61131-3 standard...
, sort of Function block diagram enabling to program both Boolean and analogue expressions - SurfaceSurfaceIn mathematics, specifically in topology, a surface is a two-dimensional topological manifold. The most familiar examples are those that arise as the boundaries of solid objects in ordinary three-dimensional Euclidean space R3 — for example, the surface of a ball...
, used in weather forecasts and warnings
Companies and organizations
- San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chroniclethumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, a newspaper - San Francisco County
- Securities and Futures Commission, is an independent non-governmental statutory body outside the civil service, responsible for regulating the securities and futures markets in Hong Kong.
- Sexual Freedom CoalitionSexual Freedom CoalitionThe Sexual Freedom Coalition is a pro-sex campaign organization and political pressure group based in the United Kingdom that challenges the laws which take away the sexual freedoms of consenting adults and also challenges the media and official bodies that show disrespect for sex.The Sexual...
, a pro-sex organisation and political pressure group based in the United Kingdom - Skills for ChangeSkills for ChangeSkills for Change , established in 1982, is a not-for-profit organization located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has pioneered programs for internationally trained professionals seeking employment in their field....
, a not-for-profit agency (located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) providing learning and training opportunities for immigrants and refugees - Software Freedom ConservancySoftware Freedom ConservancyThe Software Freedom Conservancy is an organization that provides a non-profit home and infrastructure for free/open source software projects. The conservancy was established in 2006. As of June 2011, the conservancy had 26 member projects, including Boost, BusyBox, Git, Inkscape, jQuery, Samba,...
, a not-for-profit organization supporting free software/open source software projects - South Florida CouncilSouth Florida CouncilThe South Florida Council serves scouts in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties in South Florida. As of 2008 the South Florida Council serves more than 70,000 men and women.-Organization:The council is divided into ten districts:...
, scouting organization - Southern Fandom ConfederationSouthern Fandom ConfederationThe Southern Fandom Confederation is an association of science fiction fans who reside in or whom have other associations with the southern United States. This unincorporated not-for-profit organization is often associated with the DeepSouthCon, and indeed holds their annual business meeting there...
, an association of science fiction fans - Strategic Forces CommandStrategic Forces CommandThe Indian Strategic Forces Command , sometimes called The Strategic Nuclear Command forms part of India's Nuclear Command Authority . It is responsible for the management and administration of the country's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile...
, part of India's Nuclear Command Authority - Students for Free Culture, a student activist organization
Football
- Santos Futebol ClubeSantos Futebol ClubeSantos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....
, a Brazilian football club - Scarborough F.C.Scarborough F.C.Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...
, a dissolved English football club - Sevilla F.C., a Spanish football club
- SFC OpavaSFC OpavaSlezský FC Opava is a football club from Opava, Czech Republic. Currently the club plays in the third-level Moravian-Silesian Football League. They were in the Gambrinus Liga at the top tier of Czech football from 1995 to 2000, getting relegated in 2000 but returning to the top flight the following...
, a Czech football club - Sheffield F.C.Sheffield F.C.Sheffield Football Club is an English football club from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club is most noted for the fact that they are the world's oldest club now playing Association football, founded in 1857...
, an English football club - Southampton F.C.Southampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
, an English football club - Southport F.C.Southport F.C.Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
, an English football club - Spartans F.C.Spartans F.C.Spartans Football Club are a Scottish football club from Edinburgh. They are managed by Sam Lynch and Mickey Lawson. They were formed in 1951 by ex-players of Edinburgh University and the original intention was to field a team of graduates of the University, however they have players from...
A Punes football club - Sriwijaya F.C.Sriwijaya F.C.Sriwijaya Football Club, which is commonly referred to simply as Sriwijaya, is an Indonesian football club based in Palembang, Province of South Sumatra, Indonesia...
, an Indonesia football club - Stenhousemuir F.C.Stenhousemuir F.C.Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division....
, a Scottish football club - Stevenage F.C., an English football club
- Stranraer F.C.Stranraer F.C.Stranraer Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team based in the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway. They are members of the Scottish Football League, and currently play in the Third Division.-History:...
, a Scottish football club - Sydney FCSydney FCSydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
, an Australian football club
Computer science
- Sequential function chartSequential function chartSequential function chart is a graphical programming language used for PLCs. It is one of the five languages defined by IEC 61131-3 standard...
, a graphical programming language used for PLCs - System File CheckerSystem File CheckerSystem File Checker is a utility in Microsoft Windows that allows users to scan for and restore corruptions in Windows system files. This utility is available on Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003...
, a utility available on Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 7
Education
- Saad Foundation College, a private residential secondary school in Malacca, Malaysia
- Santa Fe College, a college in Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Scottish Funding CouncilScottish Funding CouncilThe Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, more commonly known as the Scottish Funding Council , is the body in Scotland that distributes funding from the Scottish Government to the country's colleges and universities...
, the body in Scotland that distributes funding from the Scottish Executive to the country's colleges and universities - Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan
- Singapore Flying CollegeSingapore Flying CollegeThe Singapore Flying College is a flight school based in Singapore, and is fully owned and operated by Singapore Airlines. Established in 1988, it trains ab-initio pilots for Singapore Airlines, SilkAir and Singapore Airlines Cargo...
, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Group - Sixth form collegeSixth form collegeA sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
, an educational institution - St. Francis College, a private liberal arts college in Brooklyn Heights, New York
Gaming
- SFC PressSFC PressSFC Press was a UK games company that published En Garde!, ran postal games, published the magazine Games Games Games, and ran games events....
, a UK games company - Star Fox CommandStar Fox Commandis the fifth game in Nintendo's Star Fox series which was published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006 and 2007. Released in Japan on August 3, 2006 and in North America on August 28, 2006, it was first announced at the E3 2005 conference, under the name Star Fox DS...
, the fifth game in Nintendo's Star Fox game series which was published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006 - Super Famicom, a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in Japan
Politics
- The Swiss Federal CouncilSwiss Federal CouncilThe Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss collective head of state....
, the executive body of the Swiss Government - Senate Finance Committee, standing committee of the United States Senate
Miscellaneous
- Sergeant First ClassSergeant First ClassSergeant First Class is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant and First Sergeant, and is the first senior non-commissioned officer rank...
, the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Army - Starfleet Command, the headquarters of Starfleet in the fictional Star Trek universe