The shared class facility. A mechanism for managing plugin modules and treating objects in a uniform manner. Also manages reference counting. See section 6.2 Shared Class Facility (SCF).
SECTIONAL CENTER FACILITY. A designated geographical area defined by ZIP Codes. The sectional center facility is used for presort and makeup of certain classes of mails, computation of certain postal charges, distribution, and dispatch. (SCF for Missouri State mailings is Springfield, MO 5801.)
SCIENCE COMPUTING FACILITY. A facility supplied by the EOS Program to an EOS TL, TM, or PI (Instrument or Interdisciplinary) for the following purposes: developing and maintaining the algorithms and software used to generate Standard Data Products; quality control of Standard Data Products; in-flight instrument calibration and data set validation; scientific analysis, modeling, and research; generation of Special Data Products; and use as an interface to the investigatorUs institutional facility. Source: EPO.
Secure Computing Facility
Sectional Center Facility. A mail processing facility that distributes mail to post offices in a specific area.