ACD - Anti-coincidence detector
AGN – Active Galactic Nuclei
AO - GLAST Announcement of Opportunity
BFEM - Balloon Flight Engineering Model
BTEM - Beam Test Engineering Model, 1999-2000 beamtest run
CAL - calorimeter
CMT - Code Management Tool
cvs - Concurrent Versioning System, code versioning system
GRB – Gamma Ray Burst
DPF - Data Processing Facility
LAT – Large Area Telescope
Gaudi - a C++ code framework
Geant4 - a C++ simulation package
Gismo - a C++ simulation package
GLAST – Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
GRB - Gamma ray burst
HEP - High Energy Physics
ICQ - an instant messager tool
IDL - Interactive Data Language (Research Systems Inc)
IOC – Instrument Operations Center
MC – Monte Carlo
MySQL - free sql-based relational database
PDS - Gaudi Permanent Data Store
PI – Principal Investigator
Root - C++ analysis framework
SDP – Science Data Processing center
SAS – Science Analysis Software
SSC – Science Support Center
TBR – To Be Resolved
TDS - Gaudi Transient Data Store
TKR - tracker
VRVS - virtual room video-conferencing system, web tool
WBS - work breakdown system
R.Dubois Last Modified: 07/24/2001 08:21