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PSF

PSF

9.9
A file that describes the parts of a molecule and how they connect for computer simulations
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Individually, all nine students met the benchmark goal on the PSF measure, and five students also met the goal on the NWF measure.
  • PSF measure
  • PSF probe

Examples

  • A total of 44% of PSF and NWF probes were randomly selected and reviewed, with an equal number for each group.

    Academic text (2015)

  • PSF provides information on a student's ability to orally segment three- and four-phoneme words in a minute.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The PSF score consists of the number of correct phonemes produced in 1 minute.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Individually, eight of nine students met the benchmark goal for the PSF and NWF measures.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The PSF measure assesses a student's ability to segment three- and four-phoneme words into their individual phonemes fluently.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The PSF format is essential in molecular modeling as it details the connectivity of atoms in a compound.

  • Researchers often use a PSF file to visualize the molecular structure during simulations.

  • To analyze the molecular topology accurately, you need to create a PSF for your molecular system.

Surface Forms

PSF singular
PSFs plural

Morphology

PSF = P + S + F

This is an initialism (PSF); the individual letters do not transparently convey the meaning of the file format unless the full expansion is known.

Etymology

PSF is an abbreviation for protein structure file, a file that lists a molecule's atoms, bonds, and connections, so a PSF works like a recipe or map that tells modeling programs how to build the molecule.