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SWF

Pronunciation: /ˈswɪf/

The English word “SWF” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A file encoded in the defunct Adobe Flash file format SWF.

Etymology

(file format): SWF originated as an abbreviation for Shockwave Flash. This usage was changed to the backronym Small Web Format to eliminate confusion with a different technology, Shockwave, from which SWF derived. There is no official resolution to the initialism SWF by Adobe.

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