A shelf is a detail of furniture for storing items. It may also refer to: Shelf (computing), a user interface feature in the NeXTSTEP operating system Shelf, West Yorkshire, a village in England Continental shelf, the extended perimeter of a continent, usually covered by shallow seas Ice shelf, a thick platform of ice floating on the ocean surface Light shelf, A reflective element placed outside of a window to enhance room illumination by natural light Sulphur shelf, an edible mushroom Sh… (More on Shelf)