ELF

Initialism of Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmentalism group.

Proper noun

  1. Initialism of Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmentalism group.
    • 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. - 2022 May 26, Matthew Wolfe, “The Rise and Fall of...
  2. Initialism of Elvish Linguistic Fellowship, an organization that studies the invented languages of J. R. R. Tolkien.
  3. Initialism of Endangered Language Fund, a non-profit organization.

Noun

  1. Acronym of Executable and Linking Format, a common object file format for Unix.
    • 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 […] - 2016, Ryan...
  2. Initialism of extremely low frequency.

    Coordinate Terms: LF VLF

  3. Acronym of English as a lingua franca (“English used by non-native speakers”).
    • 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? - 2012,...

    Coordinate Terms: Globish

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DWARF LW MW RF SW