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bnf
English
Etymology 1
Noun
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en computer science en Backus-Naur form.
en Could we write BNF for this instead of trying to describe it in text?
en computer science obsolete en Backus normal form.
Derived terms
en ABNF
Etymology 2
Noun
en fandom slang en w:Big Name Fan a famous member of fandom; a celebrity fan.
en 1950 October Chaos Lee Hoffman Quandry 5 http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Quandry/Quandry3-05.html COMING NEXT ISH: A department devoted to the BNF of tomorrow. 'Twill be the neofan of today who is the Tucker or Laney of tomorrow. So QUANDRY, the BNZ of tomorrow, will bring you biografies of lesser known fen. 26 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607191257/http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Quandry/Quandry3-05.html 7 June 2011
Derived terms
en BNFdom
References
17
182 BNF n.
Anagrams
en bfn BFN
en Fandom Fans (people)
French
Pronunciation
bé-èn-èf
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-BNF.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
f
fr w:Bibliothèque nationale de France the national library of France.
fr BnF