WMF
English
Proper noun
WMF
- (computing) Initialism of Windows Media Format.
- (Wikimedia jargon) Initialism of Wikimedia Foundation.
- 2022 October 12, Andrew Orlowski, “The next time Wikipedia asks for a donation, ignore it”, in UnHerd[1], archived from the original on 27 September 2026:
- “WMF has operated in the past without staffing and with very minimal staffing, so clearly it’s _possible_[sic] to host a high traffic website on an absolute shoestring,” acknowledged the Foundation’s then VP of engineering, Erik Möller, in 2013.
- 2025 September 30, Larry Sanger, “6. Reveal who Wikipedia’s leaders are.”, in larrysanger.org[2], archived from the original on 13 April 2026:
- After resigning from the WMF as CEO, Katherine Maher became CEO of NPR; it was a sideways move or even a step down.
- Initialism of World Monuments Fund.
- 2022 March 1, Francesca Street, “The endangered places on the World Monuments Watch list for 2022”, in CNN[3], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 9 June 2025:
- Every two years, the WMF adds new spots to its watch list, bringing awareness and helping garner funds for the sites’ ongoing protection.
Noun
WMF (plural WMFs)
- (computing) Initialism of Windows Metafile.