PCF may refer to:

Computing

* ''

PC Format ''PC Format'' was a computer magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future plc, and licensed to other publishers in countries around the world. In publication between 1991 and 2015, it was part of Future plc's ''Format'' series of magazines ...

'', a monthly magazine * Percentage-closer filtering, a

shadow mapping Shadow mapping or shadowing projection is a process by which shadows are added to 3D computer graphics. This concept was introduced by Lance Williams in 1978, in a paper entitled "Casting curved shadows on curved surfaces." Since then, it has b ...

technique in computer graphics * Pivotal Cloud Foundry, a version of the open source Cloud Foundry software supported by Pivotal Software *

Point coordination function Point Coordination Function (PCF) is a media access control (MAC) technique used in IEEE 802.11 based WLANs, including Wi-Fi. It resides in a point coordinator also known as access point (AP), to coordinate the communication within the network. ...

, a media access control technique used in wireless LANs *

Pair correlation function In statistical mechanics, the radial distribution function, (or pair correlation function) g(r) in a system of particles (atoms, molecules, colloids, etc.), describes how density varies as a function of distance from a reference particle. If ...

, a statistical tool to measure spatial correlation * Polymer-clad fiber, a type of optical fiber *

Programming Computable Functions In computer science, Programming Computable Functions (PCF), or Programming with Computable Functions, or Programming language for Computable Functions, is a programming language which is typed and based on functional programming, introduced by G ...

, a functional programming language

File formats

* Physical Constraints File, a file format for the specification of

FPGA A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is a type of configurable integrated circuit that can be repeatedly programmed after manufacturing. FPGAs are a subset of logic devices referred to as programmable logic devices (PLDs). They consist of a ...

* Portable Compiled Format, a file format for distributing bitmap fonts * Portable Content Format, a file format for DVB-based interactive television * Profile Configuration File, a configuration file used to set up VPN connections * Page configuration Format (Guidewire)

Technology

Photonic-crystal fiber Photonic-crystal fiber (PCF) is a class of optical fiber based on the properties of Photonic crystal, photonic crystals. It was first explored in 1996 at University of Bath, UK. Because of its ability to confine light in hollow cores or with c ...

* Pounds per cubic foot, a non- SI unit for density * Pivotal

Cloud Foundry Cloud Foundry is an open source, multi-cloud application platform as a service (PaaS) governed by the Cloud Foundry Foundation, a 501(c)(6) organization. The software was originally developed by VMware, transferred to Pivotal Software (a joint ...

* Product carbon footprint method

Other

Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCFCGCC or PCF; French: ''Cadre pancanadien sur la croissance propre et les changements climatiques'', CPCPCC or CPC), Canada's national climate strategy, was released in August 2017 ...

PAP Community Foundation PAP Community Foundation (abbreviation: PCF) is a charitable foundation in Singapore founded by the governing People's Action Party (PAP). Its aim includes the social and charitable causes between Singaporeans and the PAP, especially in preschool ...

, Singapore charity * ''Parti Communiste Français'', the French Communist party *

Participatory Culture Foundation The Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) is a non-profit organization based in Worcester, Massachusetts. Its primary project is a free and open-source software Internet television platform called Miro, formerly called the Democracy player. It ...

, U.S. charity to encourage individual political participation * A US Navy hull classification symbol: Patrol craft fast (PCF) (Swift boats) *

PathCheck PathCheck Foundation is a volunteer-led nonprofit organization founded in February 2020 at MIT that develops COVID-19 apps for digital contact tracing. The organization consists of over 1000 volunteers. In addition, various companies donate emplo ...

Foundation, COVID-19 Exposure Notification App *

PCF theory PCF theory is the name of a mathematical theory, introduced by Saharon , that deals with the cofinality of the ultraproducts of ordered sets. It gives strong upper bounds on the cardinalities of power sets of singular cardinals, and has many more a ...

, in mathematics *

President's Choice Financial President's Choice Financial (), commonly shortened to PC Financial, is the financial service brand of the Canada, Canadian supermarket chain Loblaw Companies. Two different wholly owned subsidiaries of Loblaw Companies provide services under t ...

, Canadian financial service company *

Prevent Cancer Foundation The Prevent Cancer Foundation (PCF), formerly the Cancer Research Foundation of America or the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, is a United States-based charity and one of the leading US health organizations devoted to the early detect ...

, U.S. charity *

Princeton Christian Fellowship The Princeton Christian Fellowship (PCF), formerly the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship (PEF), is a nondenominational Christian ministry at Princeton University whose purpose is "to help undergraduate and graduate students ... grow as believers an ...

, campus ministry * Prostate Cancer Foundation, U.S. charity *

People Can Fly People Can Fly is a Polish video game developer based in Warsaw. The studio was founded in February 2002 by Adrian Chmielarz, previously the co-founder of Metropolis Software, together with acquaintances Michał Kosieradzki and Andrzej Pozna� ...

, a video game developer *

Port Canaveral Port Canaveral is a cruise, cargo, and naval port in Brevard County, Florida, United States. In 2022, the port has the busiest cruise terminals in the world with over 4 million passengers passing through it during the fiscal year. Additional ...

, Florida, United States {{disambiguation