# SWF

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈswɪf/ · frequency rank #56,475

## Definitions
1. Initialism of single white female.
2. Initialism of sovereign wealth fund.
3. A file encoded in the defunct Adobe Flash file format SWF.

## Etymology
(file format): SWF originated as an abbreviation for Shockwave Flash. This usage was changed to the backronym Small Web Format to eliminate confusion with a different technology, Shockwave, from which SWF derived. There is no official resolution to the initialism SWF by Adobe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swf