| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| DFA | Democracy for America |
| DFA | Department of Foreign Affairs (Pasay City, Philippines) |
| DFA | Department of Finance and Administration (Australia) |
| DFA | Dimensional Fund Advisors (Austin, TX) |
| DFA | Discriminant Function Analysis |
| DFA | Death from Above (band) |
| DFA | Death From Above (gaming clan and video game move) |
| DFA | Department of Food and Agriculture |
| DFA | Direct Fluorescent Antibody |
| DFA | Deterministic Finite Automaton |
| DFA | Design for All (design systems creating accessibility for all) |
| DFA | Designated for Assignment (baseball) |
| DFA | Design For Assembly |
| DFA | Director of Finance & Administration (various companies) |
| DFA | Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. |
| DFA | Director of Financial Aid (various organizations) |
| DFA | Dialogue for Action (various organizations) |
| DFA | Down from Above (architectural, mechanical drawings) |
| DFA | Digital Fine Art |
| DFA | Dxi Frame Address |
| DFA | Digital Frequency Analysis |
| DFA | Differential Fault Analysis (cryptography) |
| DFA | Down for Anything |
| DFA | Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Canada) |
| DFA | Digital Film Academy (various locations) |
| DFA | Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (signals) |
| DFA | Directions for Administration (test administering manual) |
| DFA | Dynamic Fabric Automation (Cisco) |
| DFA | Director for Administration (US Army) |
| DFA | Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 |
| DFA | Dominica Football Association |
| DFA | Data Flow Analysis |
| DFA | Design for Advertising (Washington) |
| DFA | Division of Food Additives (National Institute of Health Sciences; Japan) |
| DFA | Droit Fiscal des Affaires (French: Business Tax Law) |
| DFA | Doctor of Fine Arts |
| DFA | Diesel Fuel Additive (various companies) |
| DFA | Deutscher Famulantenaustausch (German Exchange Office for Medical Clerkships) |
| DFA | Diplôme de Français des Affaires (French: Diploma in Business French) |
| DFA | Détecteur de Fumée Autonome (French smoke alarm company) |
| DFA | Development Facilitation Act (South Africa) |
| DFA | Disaster Financial Assistance (Canada) |
| DFA | Draft Final Act (trade; various organizations) |
| DFA | Delegated Financial Authority (New Zealand) |
| DFA | Dutch Flower Auction |
| DFA | Dalhousie Faculty Association |
| DFA | Département Français d'Amérique (French: French Departments of America) |
| DFA | Direct Federal Assistance (FEMA/USACE) |
| DFA | Dried Fruit Association |
| DFA | Dynamique des Fluides et Acoustique (French: Fluid and Acoustic Dynamics) |
| DFA | Designate for Assignment (baseball) |
| DFA | Defy False Authority (band) |
| DFA | Duty Free Americas Inc |
| DFA | Defence Families of Australia |
| DFA | Death From Afar (sniper/gaming slang) |
| DFA | Dense Fog Advisory (weather report) |
| DFA | Deafness Forum of Australia (est. 1993) |
| DFA | Duty Free Allowance |
| DFA | Deutsche Filmakademie (German: German Film Academy) |
| DFA | Dallas Fashion Awards (Texas) |
| DFA | Deadly Force Authorized (gaming) |
| DFA | Destined for Assimilation (band) |
| DFA | De-Trended Fluctuation Analysis |
| DFA | Deep Femoral Artery |
| DFA | Duggan-French Approach |
| DFA | Difficulty Falling Asleep |
| DFA | Design for Affordability |
| DFA | Delta Frangible Ammunition |
| DFA | Draft for Approval |
| DFA | Dynamic Force Analysis |
| DFA | Design for Accessibility |
| DFA | Diffuse Fibrosing Alveolitis |
| DFA | Designated Field Activity |
| DFA | Diploma in Fine Arts |
| DFA | Design for Availability |
| DFA | Diesel Fuel, Arctic grade |
| DFA | Disposable Filter Assembly |
| DFA | Digital Flaw Analysis |
| DFA | Digital Facility Access |