CFA

CFA is a common acronym that may refer to:

Science and technology

• Cfa is one of two symbols for the Humid subtropical climate under the Köppen climate classification system
• cfa is the file extension for an Adobe Premiere Pro audio file
• Color filter array, a mosaic of tiny color filters placed over an image sensor to capture color information
• CompactFlash Association, a mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices
• Complete Freund's Adjuvant, an immunopotentiator composed of inactivated and dried mycobacteria
• Component Failure Analysis, a method used to evaluate an electronic circuit's operation or function during adverse component conditions, often used in FMEA's.
• Confirmatory factor analysis, statistical method used to explain variability among observed random variables
• Continuous flow analysis, an automated analyzer using a special flow technique
• Control flow analysis, in computer science
• Crossed-field amplifier, a specialized vacuum tube used as a microwave amplifier
• Crossed field antenna, a type of antenna for long and mediumwave broadcasting
• Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, an archaic term for Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Current-feedback operational amplifier, a type of operational amplifier
• Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, an American astronomy research and education institution

Economics and business

• CFA franc, a currency used by fourteen African countries
• Chartered Financial Analyst, an international investment professional designation
  • CFA Institute, formerly known as the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR)
• Chick-fil-A, an American fast-food restaurant chain
• The ICAO code for China Flying Dragon Aviation
• Compagnie Française d'Aviation, a defunct French aircraft manufacturer
• Conditional fee agreement, a legal agreement also known as "no win no fee"
• Consumer Federation of America, an American organization researching into consumer interest
• Consumers' Federation of Australia, Australia's umbrella consumer advocacy group
• Corporate Finance Associates, an American investment banking firm

Government and politics

• Compact of Free Association
• Cape Field Artillery, an artillery regiment of the South African Army
• Civitates Foederatae Americae, Latin for United States of America
• Commission of Fine Arts, an advisory agency of the United States Government
• Country Fire Authority, an integrated career staff and volunteer fire service in Victoria, Australia
• Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong), the court with the final adjudication power on the laws of Hong Kong
• Court of Final Appeal (Macau), the court with the final adjudication power on laws of Macau
• Ceasefire agreement

Sport

• Championnat de France Amateurs, a French football competition
• Chinese Football Association, the governing body of football in the People's Republic of China
• College Football Association, a now-defunct body through which American college football schools negotiated TV contracts with networks (see College football on television)
• County Football Association, governing bodies for local football in England
• Cyprus Football Association, the governing body of football in Cyprus

Other

• California Faculty Association, the union representing the 24,000 faculty, librarians, counselors, and coaches in the 23 campus California State University (CSU) system
• Call For Action, telephone help-lines of radio stations in the United States
• Campus Freethought Alliance, an organization encouraging evidence-based inquiry into paranormal science
• Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, a college of Carnegie Mellon University
• Cat Fanciers' Association, the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats
• Chemins de Fer Armoricains‎, a former railway in Brittany, France
• Continuous flight augering, a drilling method
• Comedy Film Awards, annual award ceremony honoring excellence in comedic film making