DCF

DCF may refer to:

Medical

• Data clarification form in clinical trials
• Dénomination Commune Française, a formal French generic name for a drug

Organizations

• Child protective services, called Department of Children and Families in some U.S. states
  • Connecticut Department of Children and Families
  • Florida Department of Children and Families
  • Vermont Department for Children and Families
  • Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
• DCF Advertising, an American advertising agency
• Delaware Community Foundation, a charitable organization
• Dominion Car and Foundry, a former Canadian railcar maker
• Donors Capital Fund, a Virginia-based donor advised charity

Science

• Dichlorofluorescein, a fluorescent dye
• L-dopachrome isomerase, also called dopachrome conversion factor

Technology

• DCF77, time signal radio station in Germany.
• Design rule for Camera File system, file system specification for digital cameras
• Device Configuration File, an element of the CANopen communication protocol
• Distributed coordination function, WLAN technique
• Double-clad fiber
• Document Composition Facility, IBM software

Other uses

• Canefield Airport, Roseau, Dominica (IATA airport code)
• Dallas Christmas Festival
• Discounted cash flow, in financial analysis
• Direct Consular Filing, process related to immigration, US
• Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Vermont, US
• Dyneema Composite Fabric, a high-performance non-woven composite material used in high-strength, low-weight applications.
• Supervised injection site, also called drug consumption facility
• The theory of differentially closed fields