CRF explained

CRF may refer to:

Science and technology

Corticotropin-releasing factor family, a family of related neuropeptides in vertebrates
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone or corticotropin-releasing factor, a polypeptide hormone
Chromatographic response function, a coefficient which characterizes the quality of the separation in the result of a chromatography
Coefficient of rolling friction, a coefficient that measures the rolling resistance
Cloud radiative forcing, the difference between the radiation budget components for average cloud conditions and cloud-free conditions
Chemotactic range fitting, a phenomenon in which organisms direct their movements according to certain chemicals
Controlled-release fertiliser, a solid form fertilizer
Coupled rangefinder camera
Case report form, used in clinical trial research

Conditional random field, in machine learning, a type of graphical model
Constant Rate Factor, used video encoders such as x265, and VP9, and AV1 as a bitrate control method.

Cardiorespiratory fitness
Case report form, in a clinical trial, the document showing all the evaluated patient data
Cancer-related fatigue
Chronic renal failure, also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Capital recovery factor, a financial concept
Consolidated Revenue Fund, the main government bank account in many Commonwealth Nations

Catholic Reaction Force, a name used by paramilitaries to issue death threats against Protestants in Northern Ireland during "The Troubles"
Cave Research Foundation, an American private, non-profit group dedicated to the exploration, research, and conservation of caves
Central Readiness Force, a military defense unit in Japan
Centro Ricerche Fiat, the central research organization for Fiat; see Blue&Me
Air Central (ICAO airline designator), an airline in Japan

Honda CRF series, a series of motorcycles
Carolina Renaissance Festival, a festival held annually in North Carolina, US
Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada