The list of instrument acronyms and abbreviations.

All instrument related acronyms and abbreviations.

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Laser:
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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VLBI:
Very Long Baseline Interferometry(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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ACS:
Advanced Camera for Surveys(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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CCD:
Charge Coupled Device(Atomic Physics, Astronomical, Molecular Physics)
4
COSTAR:
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement(Instrument)
3
BATSE:
Burst and Transient Source Experiment(Astronomical instrument)
3
STIS:
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph(Astronomical instrument)
2
FOC:
Faint Object Camera(Astronomical instrument, Instrument, Celestial objects)
2
TES:
Thermal Emission Spectrometer(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
1
FGS:
Fine Guidance Sensors(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
1
FOS:
Faint Object Spectrograph(Analytical Chemistry, Astronomical instrument)
1
GHRS:
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph(Analytical Chemistry)
1
GRS:
Gamma Ray Spectrometer(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
1
HGA:
High Gain Antenna(Astronomical instrument, Instrument, Celestial objects)
1
HSP:
High Speed Photometer(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
1
LGA:
Low Gain Antenna(Astronomical instrument, Instrument, Celestial objects)
1
MOC:
Mars Observer Camera(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
1
OSSE:
Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment(Analytical Chemistry)
1
OTA:
Optical Telescope Assembly(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Optics)
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RTG:
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator(Astronomical instrument)
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