The list of instrument acronyms and abbreviations.

All instrument related acronyms and abbreviations.

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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)
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STIS:
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph(Astronomical instrument)
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FOC:
Faint Object Camera(Astronomical instrument, Instrument, Celestial objects)
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FGS:
Fine Guidance Sensors(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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FOS:
Faint Object Spectrograph(Analytical Chemistry, Astronomical instrument)
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GHRS:
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph(Analytical Chemistry)
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HSP:
High Speed Photometer(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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OSSE:
Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment(Analytical Chemistry)
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OTA:
Optical Telescope Assembly(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Optics)
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2dF:
Two-degree Field(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Science)
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6dF:
Six-degree Field(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Science)
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ACIS:
Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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ALEXIS:
Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors(Instrument)
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AO:
Adaptive Optics(Astronomical instrument, Instrument, Celestial objects)
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AOR:
Astronomical Observation Request(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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APM:
Automatic Plate Measuring(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Science)
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BAT:
Burst Alert Telescope(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, SPACE)
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CAPS:
Cassini Plasma Spectrometer(Astronomical instrument, Instrument)
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