Definitions
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- initialism sports Did Not Finish
- initialism UK Digital National Framework
- initialism mathematics Disjunctive Normal Form
- initialism geocaching Did Not Find
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Examples
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DNF is a shorten “did not Finish” … .. it was not ever ment to be.
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I think DNF is being developed (ha!) (sorry) by 3DRealms itself.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Duke Nukem still hiring? 2007
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And the abbreviation "DNF" --runner-speak for "did not finish"-- seemed increasingly apt year after year.
Duke Nukem Forever ships May 3 Rob Pegoraro 2011
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A DNF is a “Did Not Finish” grade or classification.
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A DNF is a “Did Not Finish” grade or classification.
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I don't know the last time we've had a DNF, which is pretty amazing in itself.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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What really got to me and made this one a DNF was the way Abby allowed their son to behave with nary a word to him.
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If a racer falls mid-run, he or she is simply issued a "DNF" to signify that he or she did not finish.
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If a racer falls mid-run, he or she is simply issued a "DNF" to signify that he or she did not finish.
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LEMON: Well, you can give the Olympic torch a "DNF" for "did not finish."
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