Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An abbreviation of perfect.
Wiktionary
- abbr. philately perforation or perforated. When followed by a number, eg, perf 14, this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres.
Examples
“STICKY TOPIC: Seems that this perf is all the talk this week, and I thought I would throw my comic into the ring of various others.”
“I upgraded to 1 gb from 512mb and perf is much improved no matter what was said.”
“The risk in missing acute appendicitis is that the child will "perf" - the inflamed appendix develops a perforation, and bowel contents leak into the abdominal cavity, making the surgery much more complex and dangerous.”
“We just love Variety's shorthand of "perf" and wanted to mention it.”
“The full list of bugs fixed in Firefox 3.6 with the "perf" keyword is here.”
“We used 35mm VistaVision plates as well as composited down to 4 perf 35mm format regulating anamorphic lenses, as well as the finished comps looked great.”
“They shot the majority of the film using anamorphic 35mm, but Nolan says they “shot key sequences on 65mm” with “5 perf not 15 perf,” and they “shot VistaVision on certain other sequences.””
Christopher Nolan Filmed Some of Inception Using 65mm, Calls 3D “An Interesting Development” | /Film
“Go check out the 1992 documentary Baraka to see what 65mm 5 perf can look like.”
Christopher Nolan Filmed Some of Inception Using 65mm, Calls 3D “An Interesting Development” | /Film
“Basing future perf on one-game attendance figures is like giving Rasheed a 7-year deal for one good playoff series.”
What exactly is going to be done to PGE Park? (Jack Bog's Blog)
“Mr. Denison attributed the solid perf ormance to a rise in global stock markets.”
The Wall Street Journal: Canada Pension Investor Eyes U.S. Commercial Property
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Hollywood Speak
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"The entertainment industry trade journal Variety has a 'slanguage' all its own. To assist the 'aud,' here's a glossary to help make sense...crix, meller, click, b.o., sprocket opera, blurb, perf, tubthump, ayem, ankle, mouse, lense and 25 more...
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tbtabby Acting performance. Aug 26, 2009