BNF
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
BNF (uncountable)
- (computing) Initialism of Backus-Naur form. (originally Backus normal form).
- Could we write BNF for this instead of trying to describe it in text?
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Initialism of Big Name Fan.
Noun[edit]
BNF (plural BNFs)
- (fandom slang) A famous member of fandom; a celebrity fan.
- 1950 October, Lee Hoffman, “Chaos”, in Quandry[1], archived from the original on 7 June 2011, page 5:
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References[edit]
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “BNF”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 17.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “BNF n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.