= Acronym List
|| AOA ||'''A'''daptive '''O'''ptics '''A'''ssociates ||
|| AHU || '''A'''ir '''H'''andling '''U'''nit   ||
|| CBG || '''C'''oherent '''B'''undle '''G'''uider ||
|| CCAS || '''C'''enter of '''C'''urvature '''A'''lignment '''S'''ystem ||
|| C-CAM || '''C'''loud '''C'''amera or '''C'''hevo '''C'''amera
|| DAS || '''D'''ome '''A'''utomation '''S'''ystem ||
|| DIMM || '''D'''ifferential '''I'''mage '''M'''otion '''M'''onitor
|| DMI || '''D'''istance '''M'''easuring '''I'''nterferometer ||
|| EON || '''E'''nd '''O'''f '''N'''ight ||
|| FIF || '''F'''iber '''I'''nstrument '''F'''eed ||
|| FIG || '''F'''iber '''I'''nstrument '''G'''uider ||
|| GRoC || '''G'''lobal '''R'''adius '''o'''f '''C'''urvature ||
|| GTAG || '''G'''eorge '''T'''. '''A'''bell (Visitor's) '''G'''allery ||
|| GUI || '''G'''raphical '''U'''ser '''I'''nterface ||
|| HEFI || '''H'''artmann '''E'''xtra-'''F'''ocal '''I'''nstrument ||
|| HETDEX || '''HET D'''ark '''E'''nergy E'''x'''periment ||
|| HRS || '''H'''igh-'''R'''esolution '''S'''pectrograph ||
|| HSC || '''H'''igh '''S'''peed '''C'''amera ||
|| HZPF || '''H'''abitable '''Z'''one '''P'''lanet '''F'''inder ||
|| IFU || '''I'''ntegral '''F'''ield '''U'''nit ||
|| IRAF || '''I'''mage '''R'''eduction and '''A'''nalysis '''F'''acility ||
|| J-CAM || '''J'''-band '''C'''amera ||
|| KEF || '''K'''nife-'''E'''dge '''F'''ocus ||
|| KVM || '''K'''eyboard-'''V'''ideo-'''M'''ouse (for switching between remote computers) ||
|| JLG || '''J'''ohn '''L'''. '''G'''rove -  The orange man lift normally parked inside the dome to the right of the door ||
|| LOTO || '''L'''ock'''o'''ut/'''T'''ag '''o'''ut ||
|| LRS || '''L'''ow-'''R'''esolution '''S'''pectrograph ||
|| MARS || '''M'''irror '''A'''lignment '''R'''ecovery '''S'''ystem ||
|| MCS || '''M'''aster '''C'''ontrol '''S'''ystem ||
|| MLM || '''M'''onolithic '''L'''ens let '''M'''odule ||
|| MOS || '''M'''ulti-'''O'''bject '''S'''pectrograph ||
|| MRS || '''M'''edium '''R'''esolution '''S'''pectrograph ||
|| NESSI || '''N'''ear '''E'''arth '''S'''pace '''S'''urveillance '''I'''nitiative ||
|| NOSS || '''N'''ight '''O'''perations '''S'''oftware '''S'''ystem ||
|| NWD || '''N'''ight '''W'''orking '''D'''irectory ||
|| OCU || '''O'''perations '''C'''ontrol '''U'''nit ||
|| PDR || '''P'''reliminary '''D'''esign '''R'''eview ||
|| PFIP || '''P'''rime '''F'''ocus '''I'''nstrument '''P'''latform ||
|| PI || '''P'''rimary '''I'''nvestigator ||
|| PMC || '''P'''rimary '''M'''irror '''C'''ontrol ||
|| PMT || '''P'''hoto '''M'''ultiplier '''T'''ube ||
|| RA || '''R'''esident '''A'''stronomer ||
|| RMS || '''R'''oot '''M'''ean '''S'''quare (a statistical term) ||
|| RSE || '''RMS S'''ensor '''E'''rror ||
|| SAMS || '''S'''egment '''A'''lignment '''M'''aintenance '''S'''ystem ||
|| SAO || '''S'''mithsonian '''A'''strophysical '''O'''bservatory (SAOImage = software package to display images) ||
|| SO/RO || '''S'''ervice '''O'''bserver/ '''R'''esident '''O'''bserver ||
|| SPS || '''S'''egment '''P'''ositioning '''S'''ystem (obsolete) ||
|| SCS || '''S'''egment '''C'''ontrol '''S'''ystem - replaced by SPS ||
|| SWAG || '''S'''cientific '''W'''ild-'''A'''ss '''G'''uess, The temperature-at-sunset prediction in degrees Celsius. ||
|| TCS || '''T'''elescope '''C'''ontrol '''S'''ystem ||
|| TO || '''T'''elescope '''O'''perator ||
|| Tss || '''T'''racker '''s'''ub-'''s'''ystem ||
|| TRSE || '''T'''arget '''R'''MS '''S'''ensor '''E'''rror ||
|| T/T || '''T'''ip/'''T'''ilt Camera ||
|| UER || '''U'''pper '''E'''lectrical '''R'''oom ||
|| VIRUS || '''V'''isible '''I'''integral-field '''R'''eplicable '''U'''nit '''S'''pectrograph ||
|| VIRUS-P || '''V'''isible '''I'''integral-field '''R'''eplicable '''U'''nit '''S'''pectrograph-'''P'''rototype ||
|| VNC || '''V'''irtual '''N'''etwork '''C'''onnection ||
|| WFU || '''W'''ide-'''F'''ield '''U'''nit ||
|| WFS || '''W'''ave '''F'''ront '''S'''ensor ||