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(computing) Initialism of Backus-Naur form. (originally Backus normal form). examples
plural BNFs
(fandom slang) A famous member of fandom; a celebrity fan. quotations
COMING NEXT ISH: A department devoted to the BNF of tomorrow. 'Twill be the neofan of today who is the Tucker or Laney of tomorrow. So QUANDRY, the BNZ of tomorrow, will bring you biografies[sic] of lesser known fen.
1950 October, Lee Hoffman, “Chaos”, in Quandry, archived from the original on 7 June 2011, page 5