Acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations
A list of acronyms used by DSA is given below with definitions. Some of these are specific to DSA, while others are more general.
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Subsystem (WBS Level 2)
AST: Antenna Station
ARC: Public Archive
ASP: Analog Signal Path
CNW: Control Network
COM: System Commissioning
DAT: Data Management
DOCC: DSA Operational Control Center
EPO: Education and Public Outreach
FTD: Fast Time Domain
MNC: Monitoring and Control
OPL: Observation Planner
PRJ: Project
PT: Pulsar Timing
QAS: Quality Assurance
RCF: Radio Camera Frontend
RCP: Radio Camera Processor
SEQ: Support Equipment
SFT: Safety
SNW: Signal Network
SYS: System Level Engineering
TS: Timing and Synchronization
General Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations
AC: RCF channel output for Zoom-A RCP processing
AC: Alternating current
ADC: Analog-to-digital converter
AI: Artificial Intelligence
AIM: Additional Information Request
API: Application programming interface
BC: RCF channel output for Zoom-B RCP processing
BLM: Bureau of Land Management
BOM: Bill of Materials
CAD: Computer-aided design
CAM: Computer-aided machining
CDR: Conceptual Design Review
CI/CD: Continuous integration and continuous delivery
CLI: Command line interface
CMB: Cosmic Microwave Background
CNC: Computer numerical control
COT: Commercial-off-the-shelf
CRINA: Cultural Resource Information Needs Assessment
DAC: Digital-to-analog converter
DC: Direct current
DevOps: Development Operations
DM: Dispersion measure
DSA: Deep Synoptic Array
DSP: Digital signal processing
DUT: Device under test
EA: Environmental Assessment
EIR: Environmental Impact Report
EIS: Environmental Impact Statement
EIS: Environmental Impact Study
EMC: Electromagnetic compatibility
EMI: Electromagnetic interference
EoR: Epoch of Re-ionization
ESM: Electromagnetic Spectrum Management
FAC: Facilities (former WBS level 2)
FC: RCP and DAT full-band output channel
FDR: Final Design Review
FEA: Finite element analysis
FFF: Form Fit & Function
FPGA: Field-programmable gate array
FRB: Fast radio burst
FRX: Fiber Receiver
FSM: FPGA Station Module
FT: Fourier Transform
FT: Full time
FTX: Fiber Transmitter
FWHM: Full width half maximum
GDO: GPS Disciplined Oscillator
GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite Systems
GUI: Graphical user interface
GPU: Graphics processing unit
GW: Gravitational Waves
HDPE: High-density polyethylene
HPC: High performance computing
HVAC: Heating ventilation and air conditioning
ICD: Interface control document
IF: Intermediate frequency
JVLA: Jansky Very Large Array
KSG: Key Science Goal
LNA: Low-noise amplifier
LRU: Line Replaceable Unit
LWA Long-Wavelength Array
MP: RCP and DAT medium polarimetric output channel
MP: Monitor point
MRI: Major Research Instrumentation Program (NSF)
MSIP: Mid-Scale Innovations Program (NSF)
MSRI: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (NSF)
MTP: Multi-fiber Termination Push-on
MTTF: Mean time to failure
MTTR: Mean time to repair
MVP: Minimum Viable Product
NAU: Northern Arizona University
NC: RCF channel output for narrow, polarimetric, and continuum RCP processing
NDA: Non-disclosure agreement
ngVLA: Next-generation Very Large Array
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
NJIT: New Jersey Institute of Technology
NL: RCP and DAT narrow line output channel
NSF: National Science Foundation
NVSHP: Nevada State Office of Historic Preservation
OSBL: Operational Support Baseline
OVRO: Owens Valley Radio Observatory
PDR: Preliminary Design Review
PEP: Project Execution Plan
PFB: Polyphase filter bank
PID: Proportional-integral-differential (control loop)
PRR: Production Readiness Review
PSF: Point-spread function
PT: Part time
PSU: Power Supply
QA: Quality assurance
QC: Quality control
QRCH: Quad-ridge Choke Horn
QSFP: Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable
P1dB: 1-dB intercept point
PI: Principal Investigator
RAM: Random-access memory
RCI: Radio Camera Initiative
RF: Radio frequency
RFI: Radio-frequency interference
RFI: Request for Information
RFoF: Radio-frequency-over-fiber
RFP: Request for Proposal
RFQ: Request for Quotation
RFSoC: Radio-frequency system on a chip
RIG: Research Infrastructure Guide
RMS: Root-mean-square
ROM: Read-only memory
RTS: Real-time system
SAC: Science Advisory Committee
SAC: Subarray controller
SKA: Refers to SKA Observatory (no acronym)
SMBH: Super-massive black hole
SoM: System-on-Module
SRM: Subrack Manager
TAC: Technical Advisory Committee
TAC: Time Allocation Committee
TC: RCF channel output for pulsar timing
TCPIP: Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol
TOO: Target of Opportunity
UA: University of Arizona
UDP: User Datagram Protocol
UNM: University of New Mexico
UTF-8: Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
UTF-16: Unicode Transformation Format - 16 bits
VLA: Very Large Array
WBS: Work Breakdown Structure
WC: RCP and DAT wide-band output channel
XML: Extensible Markup Language
ZA: RCP and DAT Zoom-A output channel
ZB: RCP and DAT Zoom-B output channel
Document Type
DES: Design Report
DWG: Drawing
EIS: Environmental Impact Study
EXT: External Document
ICD: Interface Control Document
MAN: Manual
MGT: Management Document
OTH: Other Document
PRG: Progress Report
REC: Recommendation(s)
REQ: Requirements Document
REV: Review Document
SPC: Specification Document
TST: Test Report