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ELF
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Elf elf
English
Pronunciation
en /ɛlf/
en ɛlf 1
Noun
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en file format en Executable and Linking Format a common object file format for Unix.
en 2016 Ryan "elfmaster" O'Neill Learning Linux Binary Analysis 97 In ELF executables, there aren't a whole lot of code caves (such as in the PE format), so you are not likely to be able to shove more than just a meager amount of shellcode into existing code slots
en electronics en extremely low frequency.
en LF VLF
en linguistics en English as a lingua franca English used by non-native speakers.
en Globish
en Anna Mauranen Exploring ELF: Academic English Shaped by Non-native Speakers 2012 Cambridge University Press 3 https://books.google.com/books?id=wvYisxi8PaoC&pg=PA3&dq=%22ELF%22+English&hl=&cd=4&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22ELF%22%20English&f=false 978-0-521-17752-8 The consequences of the massive volume of ELF to English taken as a whole, as the aggregate use of the language, is essentially a descriptive issue: what new features of English are emerging and taking hold?
See also
computing en DWARF
electronics LW, MW, RF, SW
Proper noun
en w:Earth Liberation Front a radical environmentalism group.
en Matthew Wolfe The Rise and Fall of America’s Environmentalist Underground The New York Times 2022-05-26 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/magazine/earth-liberation-front-joseph-mahmoud-dibee.html 0362-4331 In the late 1990s, the ELF became notorious for setting fire to symbols of ecological destruction, including timber mills, an S.U.V. dealership and a ski resort. https://web.archive.org/web/20260114014524/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/magazine/earth-liberation-front-joseph-mahmoud-dibee.html 14 January 2026
en w:Elvish Linguistic Fellowship an organization that studies the invented languages of J. R. R. Tolkien.
en w:Endangered Language Fund a non-profit organization.
Anagrams
en efl FLE EFL
en initialisms
en J. R. R. Tolkien Organizations Unix