1) PFA: Please Find Attachment
The full form of PFA is “Please Find Attachment“. PFA is an Internet slang, used in email when a person attaches a photo, PDF file, Video or anything else with email. It is used to indicate that an attachment has been added to this email, please check this out. Please Find Attachment (PFA) is a way of expressing that an email contains an attachment and indicates that the reader should search for the attachment(s).
2) PFA: Predictive Failure Analysis
In computer, PFA stands for Predictive Failure Analysis. It is a computing mechanism used to predict future failures of hardware components and potentially enable mechanisms to prevent or combat them. IBM introduced the term PFA and its technology in 1992, originally used as IBM’s proprietary technology to monitor future hard disc failures. This technology merged with IntelliSafe to form SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology).
3) PFA: Protection From Abuse
Protection from Abuse (PFA) is a legal document that specifies where and how someone can and cannot contact you. Violating a PFA is grounds for criminal charges. In the USA, the person can contact the local police department and talk to them about applying for a PFA. In India, the Rules/Laws/Acts on domestic violence are not gender-neutral, they are only for the protection of women. The Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence Act of 2005 and the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 govern the protection of women against domestic violence. It acts as a basis for divorce and criminal punishment for the husband and in-laws. It is connected to dowry, rape, sexual harassment, etc. The laws cover wife, mother, sister and any other woman in the household.
Other full forms of PFA
| Full Form | Category |
|---|---|
| Pacific Film Archive | Buildings & Landmarks |
| Palestinian Football Association | Football |
| Paraformaldehyde | Chemistry |
| Parent Faculty Association | Educational |
| Pennsylvania Family Assistance | State & Local |
| People For Animals | Animals |
| Perfluoroalkoxy | Chemistry |
| Performing and Fine Arts | Performing Arts |
| Physical Fitness Assessment | Military |
| Pink Fluffy Animal | Veterinary |
| Plucked From Air | Management |
| Police Federation of Australia | Regional Organizations |
| Police Fingerprint Automation | Law & Legal |
| Policía Federal Argentina | Police |
| Pop Forwarding Agent | Networking |
| Popular Front of Azerbaijan | Politics |
| Postscript Font ASCII | Software |
| Powerhouse Fitness Associates | Sports |
| Prime Factor Algorithm | Mathematics |
| Printer Font ASCII | File Extensions |
| Private Finance Agreement | Police |
| Professional Footballers Association | Football |
| Professional Footballers Australia | Sports |
| Progressive Fast Analysis | General |
| Proper Forcing Axiom | Mathematics |
| Property Finance Agency | English |
| Public Fishing Access | Fishing |
| Pulverised Fuel Ash | Architecture |
| The Proper Forcing Axiom | General |