MCF can refer to:

Transport and Manufacturing

Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli (formerly Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli) or MCF Raebareli is a rail coach manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways at Lalganj near Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. The factory is one of the coach production unit ...

, an Indian rail manufacturer

Science and technology

Military-Civil Fusion Military-civil fusion (, MCF) or civil-military fusion is a strategy and policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with the stated goal of developing the People's Liberation Army (PLA) into a world-class military. Background The institutional f ...

, a Chinese economic strategy for technological dominance developed by Xi Jinping *

Magnetic confinement fusion Magnetic confinement fusion is an approach to generate thermonuclear fusion power that uses magnetic fields to confine fusion fuel in the form of a plasma. Magnetic confinement is one of two major branches of fusion energy research, along with i ...

, an approach for thermonuclear fusion * Makes caterpillars floppy, a gene in the bacterium ''

Photorhabdus luminescens ''Photorhabdus luminescens'' (previously called ''Xenorhabdus luminescens'') is a Gammaproteobacterium of the family Morganellaceae, and is a lethal pathogen of insects. It lives in the gut of an entomopathogenic nematode of the family Heteror ...

'' * Malignant catarrhal fever (

Bovine malignant catarrhal fever Bovine malignant catarrhal fever (BMCF) is a fatal lymphoproliferative disease caused by a group of ruminant gamma herpes viruses including ''Alcelaphine gammaherpesvirus 1'' (AlHV-1) and ''Ovine gammaherpesvirus 2'' (OvHV-2) These viruses cause ...

), a disease of cattle and related species *

Master Control Facility The Master Control Facility (MCF) is a facility set up by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the city of Hassan in the Indian state of Karnataka. Established in 1982, this facility is responsible for monitoring and controlling geo ...

, ISRO's communication satellite control centre * Median cell fragility (

Erythrocyte fragility Erythrocyte fragility refers to the propensity of erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC) to hemolyse (rupture) under stress. It can be thought of as the degree or proportion of hemolysis that occurs when a sample of red blood cells are subjected to ...

), the NaCl concentration at which 50% of cells in a blood sample undergo lysis * Methyl chloroform,

1,1,1-trichloroethane The organic compound 1,1,1-trichloroethane, also known as methyl chloroform, is a chloroalkane. This colorless, sweet-smelling liquid was once produced industrially in large quantities for use as a solvent. It is regulated by the Montreal Protoco ...

* Mille cubic feet (Mcf), 1000 cubic feet, unit of volume used in natural gas industry * Modulation contrast function, a variant of the

Optical transfer function The optical transfer function (OTF) of an optical system such as a camera, microscope, human eye, or projector specifies how different spatial frequencies are captured or transmitted. It is used by optical engineers to describe how the optics pro ...

, used in optical imaging analysis *

Multi-commodity flow problem The multi-commodity flow problem is a network flow problem with multiple commodities (flow demands) between different source and sink nodes. Definition Given a flow network \,G(V,E), where edge (u,v) \in E has capacity \,c(u,v). There are \,k comm ...

, a flow network problem with multiple commodities between different source and sink nodes

Culture and entertainment

Magic Circle Festival Magic Circle Festival is an annual heavy metal festival organized by Magic Circle Music and founded by Joey DeMaio of the band Manowar. The festival was first held on 6 and 7 July 2007 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The success of the 2007 festival, h ...

, a German heavy metal music festival * ''

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

'', a football club based in Málaga, Spain * ''

Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn ...

'', a football club based in Madrid, Spain * Malaysia Chess Federation, organization for chess players in Malaysia

Business and finance

Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited is the largest manufacturer of chemical fertilizers in the state of Karnataka, India. The company is part of the Adventz Group. The company's corporate and registered office is at UB City, Bangalore and ...

, an Indian fertilizer company * Marginal cost of funds, an aspect of

Excess burden of taxation In economics, the excess burden of taxation, also known as the deadweight cost or deadweight loss of taxation, is one of the economic losses that society suffers as the result of taxes or subsidies. Economic theory posits that distortions change ...

* MCF, ISO 4217 code for the

Monégasque franc The franc (unofficially MCF) was the official currency of the Principality of Monaco until 1995 (''de facto'', 1996 ''de jure''), when it changed to the French franc. The franc was subdivided into 100 ''centimes'' or 10 ''décimes''. The Monéga ...

, the former currency of Monaco *

, an Indian rail manufacturer

Computing

MacCentral MacCentral was a web site that provided news and information covering the Apple Macintosh, originally as an independent entity and later as the news service for Mac Publishing Web sites, including Macworld.com and Playlist, before being subsumed by ...

Forum (1998-2008), a former on-line forum for Apple Macintosh users *

Meta Content Framework Meta Content Framework (MCF) is a specification of a content format for structuring metadata about web sites and other data. History MCF was developed by Ramanathan V. Guha at Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group between 1995 and 1997. Root ...

, a discontinued specification of a content format for structuring metadata about web sites * Modular Crypt Format, a method of storing hashed passwords *

Multimedia Container Format A container format (informally, sometimes called a wrapper) or metafile is a file format that allows multiple data streams to be embedded into a single file, usually along with metadata for identifying and further detailing those streams. Notab ...

, an unfinished digital media specification which was incorporated into

Matroska Matroska is a project to create a container format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file. The Matroska Multimedia Container is similar in concept to other containers like AVI, MP4, or Adva ...

* ''

Mystery Case Files ''Mystery Case Files'' is a video game series originally developed by the internal studios of Big Fish Games. Some installments were developed by Eipix Entertainment between 2015 and 2019 and Elephant Games who developed sequels from 2013 to 201 ...

'', a video game series

Other

Malaysian Chess Federation The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) ( ms, Persekutuan Catur Malaysia) is the principal authority over all chess events in Malaysia and organizes the Malaysian Chess Championship. The MCF promotes and coordinates all major chess events in the 13 M ...

, a sport organization in Malaysia * Marine Commando Force, now

MARCOS Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...

, the special forces unit of the Indian Navy * Micro

Complement fixation test The complement fixation test is an immunological medical test that can be used to detect the presence of either specific antibody or specific antigen in a patient's serum, based on whether complement fixation occurs. It was widely used to diagnos ...

, a high-sensitivity immunological medical test *

Muskegon Correctional Facility Muskegon Correctional Facility (MCF) is a prison of the Michigan Department of Corrections located in Muskegon, Michigan. The prison opened in 1974. Additional housing units opened since then to accommodate more prisoners. In 2010 the state of Mic ...

, a state prison in Michigan, United States * Michael C. Fina, an American luxury-goods retailer * Melamine faced chipboard, a form of

Particle board Particle board, also known as chipboard or low-density fiberboard, is an engineered wood product manufactured from wood chips and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded. Particle board is often confused with ori ...

, an engineered wood product *

Municipal Corporation of Faridabad The Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) is the Municipal Corporation responsible for the city of Faridabad in Haryana state. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation ...

, the city government of Faridabad, India *''Maître de conférences'', a rank in French academia. * Mully Children's Family, a nonprofit organization for children in need {{disambiguation