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NSF en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only) Initialism of nonsufficient funds: the alert generated by a bounced check or an ACH transaction failure due to not enough money being in the account.
   alt of nonsufficient funds
2. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only, qualifier:acronymy component) Initialism of not safe for [context] or not suitable for [context]: labels online content as being not appropriate for, and not to be clicked or displayed in, the named context; for example, NSFW (work), NSFL (life or lunch), NSFM (minors).
   alt of not safe for [context] or not suitable for [context]
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only) Initialism of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, a rare syndrome that involves fibrosis of the skin, joints, eyes, and internal organs.
   alt of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

NSF en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of National Science Foundation.
   alt of National Science Foundation
   • Those overall numbers are in line with Schumer's year-old plan to make NSF the spearpoint of a massive federal investment in research aimed at outinnovating China. 2021 May 28, Jeffrey Mervis, “Biden backs new NSF tech directorate, but Senate balks”, in Science: