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KML — Keyhole Markup Language
N/A — Not Applicable
L0 — Level 0
XML — Extensible Markup Language
ICD — Interface Control Document
FTP — File Transfer Protocol
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
VCDU — Virtual Channel Data Unit
WRT — "With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics.
CPU — Central Processing Unit
PDF — Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
ISO — International Organization for Standardization
NCR — Non-Conformance Report
QC — Quality Control
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
PDR — Preliminary Design Review
CDR — Critical Design Review
API — Application Programming Interface
FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
RF — Radio Frequency
ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
GIS — Geographic Information System
TBC — To Be Confirmed
O-SPS — Optical System Performance Simulator
QA4EO — Quality Assurance for Earth Observation
TBD — To Be Determined
EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
ESA — European Space Agency
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
GAMME — GMES Harmonisation in a Multi Mission Environment
RAM — random-access memory
ROI — Region of Interest
RSS — Root Sum Square
EC — European Commission
ITU — International Telecommunication Union
IDE — Integrated Development Environment
IFOV — Instantaneous Field Of View
DL — Dimensionless
CCSDS — Consultative/Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
AATSR — Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer
NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
JPEG — Joint Photographic Experts Group (24-bit image storage format)
AU — Astronomical Unit
CRC — Contrôle de Redondance Cyclique (French: Cyclic Redundancy Check)
RMS — root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
COTS — Commercial Off the Shelf Software
IR — Infrared
ITRF — International Terrestrial Reference Frame