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PFA en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of paraformaldehyde.
   alt of paraformaldehyde
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of polyfluoroalkyl.
   alt of polyfluoroalkyl
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of physical fitness assessment, used to determine physical fitness standards in the United States Navy.
   alt of physical fitness assessment
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of pulverised fuel/fly ash.
   alt of pulverised fuel/fly ash
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of protection from abuse, a restraining order.
   alt of protection from abuse
   • The male USC petitioner was candid and embarrassed about the [alleged] physical and mental abuse, that he had been subjected to. He stated that on (a specified date), he had filed a Protection from Abuse (PFA), against the female alien. 2020 February 6, John Garbinski, Green Card Fraud - The Ugly Truth About Immigration Fraud In America, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:
   • 404(b)—including a series of domestic abuse incidents defendant perpetrated against victim, a PFA against defendant by victim, and other third-party PFAs entered against defendant to protect other women—as well as evidence from[…] 2019 November 29, Daniel J. Anders, Bobby Ochoa III, Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence, LexisNexis, →ISBN:

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de but see Wohnungsverweisung (protection from abuse)

PFA en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Paper Football Association.
   alt of Paper Football Association
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Pacific Film Archive.
   alt of Pacific Film Archive
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Police Federation of Australia.
   alt of Police Federation of Australia
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Professional Footballers' Association.
   alt of Professional Footballers' Association
   • Omar Beckles is the PFA chair and currently plays for Leyton Orient in League One of the English Football League. The PFA acts as a union for players in England and Wales. 2024 January 22, Thomas Schlachter, “There must be ‘significant consequences’ for clubs failing to deal with racism in stadiums, says player and union official”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2024:
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of PHP for Android.
   alt of PHP for Android
   • "PFA aims to make PHP development in Android not only possible but also feasible [by] providing tools and documentation," said PFA founder and developer Ivan Mosquera Paulo, a software engineer at Irontec, near Bilbao, Spain, in an email on Friday. 2010 July 17, “PHP development comes to Google Android”, in Reuters:

PFA en · X

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of please find attached.
   alt of please find attached