ASF

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ASF can stand for:

In computing:

• Advanced Systems Format (formerly "Advanced Streaming Format", .asf), a Microsoft streaming format associated with Windows Media Player.
• as file-extension for APL data files: the standard way for APL programs to store data on disk: filename.asf
• Algebraic Specification Formalism and the corresponding file extension. Used in ASF+SDF_Meta_Environment
• Alert Standard Format, a protocol for remote management and control of systems in OS-absent environments [1].
• Apache Software Foundation, the umbrella non-profit organization that technically 'owns' the Apache brandname, and protects and promotes its projects.

In transportation:

• Ashfield railway station (National Rail designation: ASF), a station near Glasgow in Scotland.

In international relations:

• The American-Scandinavian Foundation, a non-profit organization that sponsors cultural exchange between the United States and Scandinavia.
• African Standby Force, an allied military force organized by the African Union, planned for the future.

In popular culture:

• Astounding Science Fiction, later Analog Science Fiction, a magazine that prints short stories from science fiction authors.
• Alabama Shakespeare Festival, a large drama festival.
• Alien Sex Fiend, a UK rock band.

ASF can also refer to:

• Acid Survivors Foundation, a group in Bangladesh dedicated to preventing acid attacks and hardening cultural attitudes against them.
• alt.seduction.fast, a Usenet group focused on seduction techniques.
• Australian Softball Federation, the governing body for softball in Australia.
• The American School Foundation, A.C., an international preparatory school in Mexico City.
• Acrylic silicone fluoropolymer, a car wax chemical

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