MSF

See also: msf

English

Etymology 1

Initialisms.

Proper noun

MSF

  1. Initialism of Manufacturing, Science and Finance, a British trade union (now part of Unite).
  2. (computing) Initialism of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation.
  3. (medicine) initialism of Médecins Sans Frontières

Noun

MSF (plural MSFs)

  1. (engineering) Initialism of main support frame.

Phrase

MSF

  1. (in personal ads or Internet slang) Initialism of male seeking female or masc seeking femme.
    Near-synonym: M4F
    Coordinate terms: MSM, FSF, FSM

Etymology 2

From the Rugby transmitter’s call sign, MSF, where M is one of the ITU prefixes allocated to the United Kingdom, and the letters SF were allocated for no documented reason.

Proper noun

MSF

  1. (physics) The MSF radio time signal, formerly the Rugby clock, a time signal by the UK NPL.

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Proper noun

MSF m pl (plural only)

  1. (medicine) initialism of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)

References

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