Sofa or SOFA may also refer to:
a piece of furniture, also called a couchSofa (warrior), slave-soldiers in the Mali Empire and its successor statesSOFA (astronomy), an astronomical software librarySOFA (component system), an open source framework for designing and implementing component-based applicationsSOFA score, used to track a patient's status during the stay in an intensive care unitSOFA Statistics, an open-source statistical packageSimulation Open Framework Architecture, an Open Source framework primarily targeted at real-time physical simulationSolidarity with Haitian Women, also known as Solidarite Fanm Ayisyen, a Haitian organization working to help women and girlsStatus of forces agreement, an agreement between a country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that countryStatement of Financial Affairs, a form attached to a debtor's petition for bankruptcy in the United StatesSoFA District, an area of San Jose, California, US A couch, sofa or settee is a kind of furniture that is designed to seat more than one person. It usually has a place to rest your arm on each side. Couches are normally found in the living room or in front of the TV.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, a couch was thought as a long, upward seat for resting on. One end would slope up high enough to provide a place for the head to rest.[1] Some late 18th-century kinds of couches had an arm running partly down one side, and this type continued to be made in England. In Greek places, there were flowing designs with all kind of elegant colors. Many of them had scrolled ends and short legs. The couch was later taken over by the overstuffed sofa during the Victorian age.