ATF

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ATF is a three-letter abbreviation that can stand for:

Places:

• The Accelerator Test Facility, an experimental particle accelerator in KEK, Japan.
• Ambato Chachoan Airport (IATA code ATF), Ambato, Ecuador
• ATF, the ISO 3166-1 three letter country code for the French Southern Territories in the Indian Ocean
• Atlantic Theatre Festival, a professional theatre company located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Organizations:

• American Type Founders, former dominant American manufacturer of metal type
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice

Technology:

• Anatomical transfer function, also called the head-related transfer function, the mathematical description of sound wave propagation through the human body
• Activating Transcription Factors, a family of DNA binding proteins which regulate gene transcription
• Artificial transcription factor, a type of engineered protein used in gene modulation
• Automated Telescope Facility
• Automatic transmission fluid, the liquid medium used in hydraulic automatic transmission systems

Military:

• Advanced Tactical Fighter program (competition between YF-22 and YF-23 fighter aircraft for U.S. Air Force contract)
• ATF, the United States Navy hull classification symbol for a Fleet Ocean Tug
• ATF Dingo military truck

Popular culture:

• A.T.F., a 1999 television film produced for the American Broadcasting Company
• After the Fire, 1970s and 80s rock band
• ATF, a rap song by DMX
• Stealth ATF, a computer game
• ATF (1988 video game), a computer game released by Digital Integration

Other:

• Acquire the Fire, a Christian youth conference series run by Teen Mania Ministries.