Abbreviations and Acronyms
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ACRONYM |
DESCRIPTION |
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ABOD |
AURA Board of Directors |
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AD |
Associate Director |
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ALMA |
Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array |
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AMCL |
AURA Management Council for LSST |
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AMCR |
AURA Management Council for Rubin Observatory |
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ANTARES |
Arizona-NOAO Temporal Analysis and Response to Events System |
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AO |
Adaptive Optics |
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AOCG |
AURA Observatory Council for Gemini |
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AST |
Astronomical Sciences (NSF) |
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AURA |
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy |
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BFA |
Budget, Finance, and Award Management |
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CAS |
Central Administrative Services (AURA) |
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CEE |
Communications, Education & Engagement |
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CFO |
Central Facilities Operations (NOAO) |
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CMB |
Cosmic Microwave Background |
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COS |
Center Operations Services |
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CSA |
Cooperative Support Agreement |
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CSDC |
Community Science & Data Center |
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CTIO |
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory |
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DD |
Deputy Director |
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DES |
Dark Energy Survey |
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DESI |
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument |
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DKIST |
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope |
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DMP |
Document Management Plan or Data Management Plan, depending on context |
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DOE |
Department of Energy |
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EOS |
Engineering Operations Services |
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EPO |
Education and Public Outreach |
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ERMP |
Enterprise Risk and Management Plan |
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ES |
Engineering Services |
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ESO |
European Southern Observatory |
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FFRDC |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center |
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FO |
Facilities Operations |
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FOMA |
Facilities Operations Mountain Arizona |
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FRA |
Fermi Research Alliance |
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FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
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FYE |
Fiscal Year |
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GEMMA |
Gemini in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astronomy |
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GLN |
Gemini LSST NOAO |
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GMT |
Giant Magellan Telescope |
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GONG |
Global Oscillation Network Group |
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GSFC |
Goddard Space Flight Center |
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GSMT |
Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope |
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GSV |
Gemini Strategic Vision |
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HR |
Human Resources |
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IP |
Intellectual Property |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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ITAR |
International Trade in Arms Regulations |
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ITOps |
Information Technology Operations |
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JMC |
Joint Management Council |
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JWST |
James Webb Space Telescope |
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KP |
Kitt Peak |
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KPNO |
Kitt Peak National Observatory |
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KPVC |
Kitt Peak Visitors Center |
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LBNL |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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LCOGT |
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope |
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LOTIS |
Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System |
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LSST |
Legacy Survey of Space and Time |
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LSSTC |
LSST Corporation |
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MDM |
(Observatory on Kitt Peak) |
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MREFC |
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (NSF) |
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MSO |
Mid-Scale Observatories |
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NAOJ |
National Astronomy Observatory Japan |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics Space Administration |
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NCSA |
National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
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NEC |
NCOA Executive Council |
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NEID |
Tohono O'odham word for "to see" |
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NMOC |
NOIRLab Management Oversight Council |
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NOAO |
National Optical Astronomy Observatory |
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NOIRLab |
National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory |
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NRC |
National Research Council (Canada) |
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NSB |
National Science Board |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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NSO |
National Solar Observatory |
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OC |
Observatory Council |
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OIR |
Optical Infrared |
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OMO |
Organization, Management, Operations |
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OPCC |
Northern Chile Skies Quality Protection Office |
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PAN-STARRS |
Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System |
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PEMP |
Performance Evaluation and Measurement Plan |
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PI |
Principal Investigator |
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PIO |
Public Information Office |
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PMO |
Program Management Office |
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POP |
Program Operating Plan |
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PRP |
Program Review Panel (NSF) |
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RCT |
Robotically Controlled Telescope |
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RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification |
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RFP |
Request for Proposal |
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RSS |
Research and Science Services |
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SARA |
Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy |
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SBS |
Shared Business Services |
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SDSS |
Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
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SHE |
Safety Health Environment |
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SLAC |
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
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SMARTS |
Small & Moderate Aperture Research Telescope System |
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SOAR |
Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research |
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SOS |
Science Operations Services |
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STEM |
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics |
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STScl |
Space Telescope Science Institute |
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SUNY |
State University New York |
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SW |
Software |
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TAC |
Time Allocation Committee |
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TBD |
To Be Determined |
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TMT |
Thirty Meter Telescope |
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UC |
University of California |
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UI |
University of Illinois |
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URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
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VC |
Visiting Committee |
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VoIP |
Voice Over Internet Protocol |
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WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
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WIYN |
A consortium of institutions that collectively own and/or operate the 3.5 m telescope (and 0.9 m telescope) at Kitt Peak Observatory. Original partners were University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale, and NOAO, which gave the consortium its name |
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WKU |
Western Kentucky University |