DCF may refer to:

Medical

* Data clarification form in clinical trials *

Dénomination Commune Française The Dénomination Commune Française (DCF), or "Common French Denomination/Name" in English, is the formal French name for a drug. See also * International Nonproprietary Name (INN) * Denominazione Comune Italiana (DCIT) * United States Adopted ...

, a formal French generic name for a drug

Organizations

* Child protective services, called Department of Children and Families in some U.S. states **

Connecticut Department of Children and Families The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Connecticut providing family services. Its headquarters is in Hartford. History The Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services was established around 1970 ...

Florida Department of Children and Families The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Florida. Its headquarters are at 2415 North Monroe St., Ste. 400 in Tallahassee, Florida. The department provides social services in Florida to children, adults, refugees ...

Vermont Department for Children and Families The Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Vermont, headquartered in the Waterbury Office Complex in Waterbury. The department was formed on July 1, 2004. Divisions The divisions of DCF ...

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for providing services to assist children and families and to oversee county offices handling those services. This includes child ...

* DCF Advertising, an American advertising agency * Delaware Community Foundation, a charitable organization * Dominion Car and Foundry, a former Canadian railcar maker *

Donors Capital Fund DonorsTrust is an American nonprofit donor-advised fund that was founded in 1999 with the goal of "safeguarding the intent of libertarian and conservative donors". As a donor advised fund, DonorsTrust is not legally required to disclose the ide ...

, a Virginia-based donor advised charity

Science

* Dichlorofluorescein, a fluorescent dye * Differentially closed fields * L-dopachrome isomerase, also called dopachrome conversion factor

Technology

DCF77 DCF77 is a German longwave time signal and standard-frequency radio station. It started service as a standard-frequency station on 1 January 1959. In June 1973, date and time information was added. Its primary and backup transmitter are ...

, time signal radio station in Germany. *

Design rule for Camera File system Design rule for Camera File system (DCF) is a JEITA specification (number CP-3461) which defines a file system for digital cameras, including the directory structure, file naming method, character set, file format, and metadata format. It is c ...

, file system specification for digital cameras * Device Configuration File, an element of the

CANopen CANopen is a communication protocol stack and device profile specification for embedded systems used in automation. In terms of the OSI model, CANopen implements the layers above and including the network layer. The CANopen standard consists of an ...

communication protocol * Distributed coordination function, WLAN technique *

Double-clad fiber Double-clad fiber (DCF) is a class of optical fiber with a structure consisting of three layers of optical material instead of the usual two. The inner-most layer is called the ''core''. It is surrounded by the ''inner cladding'', which is surr ...

* Document Composition Facility, IBM software * Dyneema Composite Fabric, a high-performance non-woven composite material used in high-strength, low-weight applications

Other uses

Canefield Airport Canefield Airport is an airport on the west coast of the Caribbean Island country, island nation of Dominica. It is north of Roseau, the capital. It is one of only two airports in the island nation of Dominica, the other being Douglas–Charles ...

, Roseau, Dominica (IATA airport code) * Dallas Christmas Festival *

Discounted cash flow The discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, in financial analysis, is a method used to value a security, project, company, or asset, that incorporates the time value of money. Discounted cash flow analysis is widely used in investment finance, re ...

, in financial analysis *

Direct Consular Filing Direct Consular Filing (DCF) is a process related to immigration to the United States whereby Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-360 (Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant), or I-600 (Petition to Classify Orphan as an Imm ...

, process related to immigration, US *

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award) annually recognizes one new American children's book selected by the vote of Vermont schoolchildren. It was inaugurated in 1957. The award is co-spon ...

, Vermont, US *

Supervised injection site Supervised injection sites (SIS) or drug consumption rooms (DCRs) are a health and social response to drug-related problems. They are fixed or mobile spaces where people who use drugs are provided with sterile drug use equipment and can use illic ...

, also called drug consumption facility {{disambig