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3 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: BOF /B-O-F/ or /bof/ n. 1. [common] Abbreviation for the phrase "Birds Of a Feather" (flocking together), an informal discussion group and/or bull session scheduled on a conference program. It is not clear where or when this term originated, but it is now associated with the USENIX conferences for Unix techies and was already established there by 1984. It was used earlier than that at DECUS conferences and is reported to have been common at SHARE meetings as far back as the early 1960s. 2. Acronym, `Beginning of File'. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: BOF /B-O-F/ or /bof/ 1. {Birds Of a Feather}. 2. Boring Old Fart. [{Jargon File}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: BOF Birds Of a Feather (Usenix)