ASF

ASF can stand for:

In computing:
* Advanced Systems Format (formerly "Advanced Streaming Format", .asf), a Microsoft streaming format associated with Windows Media Player.
* as file-extension for APL data files: the standard way for APL programs to store data on disk: "filename.asf"
* Algebraic Specification Formalism and the corresponding file extension. Used in ASF%2BSDF_Meta_Environment
* Alert Standard Format, a protocol for remote management and control of systems in OS-absent environments [http://www.dmtf.org/standards/asf/] .
* Apache Software Foundation, the umbrella non-profit organization that technically 'owns' the Apache brandname, and protects and promotes its projects.

In transportation:
* Ashfield railway station (National Rail designation: ASF), a station near Glasgow in Scotland.

In international relations:
* The American-Scandinavian Foundation, a non-profit organization that sponsors cultural exchange between the United States and Scandinavia.
* African Standby Force, an allied military force organized by the African Union, planned for the future.

In popular culture:
* Astounding Science Fiction, later Analog Science Fiction, a magazine that prints short stories from science fiction authors.
* Alabama Shakespeare Festival, a large drama festival.
* Alien Sex Fiend, a UK rock band.

ASF can also refer to:
* Acid Survivors Foundation, a group in Bangladesh dedicated to preventing acid attacks and hardening cultural attitudes against them.
* alt.seduction.fast, a Usenet group focused on seduction techniques.
* Australian Softball Federation, the governing body for softball in Australia.
* The American School Foundation, A.C., an international preparatory school in Mexico City.
* Acrylic silicone fluoropolymer, a car wax chemical

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