ASF

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ASF can stand for:

In computing:

• Apache Software Foundation, the umbrella non-profit organization that technically 'owns' the Apache brandname, and protects and promotes its projects.
• Advanced Systems Format (formerly "Advanced Streaming Format"), a Microsoft streaming format associated with Windows Media Player.
• Application Support Facility, an IBM Office Software Suite.
• Alert Standard Format, a standard for how alerting and remote-control capabilities on network controllers work.

In transportation:

• Ashfield railway station (National Rail designation: ASF), a station near Glasglow in Scotland.
• Alaska Screening Force, a traveling branch of the Transportation Security Administration, specific to Alaska and their 'spoke' airports.
• Autoroutes du Sud de la France, a concession of the southern motorways of France.

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.
• Architecture Sans Frontieres, an international network of architects concerned with the equitable, social, cultural and environmental commitment of architecture around the world.

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.