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MSF en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Initialisms.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of main support frame.

Forms

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Source: en.wiktionary, “MSF” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

MSF en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Initialisms.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Manufacturing, Science and Finance, a British trade union (now part of Unite).
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) initialism of Médecins Sans Frontières
Source: en.wiktionary, “MSF” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

MSF en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

Initialisms.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, in personal ads or Internet slang, initialism) Initialism of male seeking female or masc seeking femme.
    • Near-synonym: M4F

Coordinates

MSM · FSF · FSM

Source: en.wiktionary, “MSF” (phrase), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

MSF en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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