Future Directions for NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure to Support U.S. Science and Engineering in 2017-2020 (2016)
Chapter: D Acronyms and Abbreviations
D
Acronyms and Abbreviations
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3D |
three-dimensional |
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ACI |
Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (NSF) |
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aLIGO |
Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatories |
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BBH |
binary black hole |
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BD Hub |
Big Data Regional Innovation Hub |
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BLAS |
Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms |
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CC*DNI |
Campus Cyberinfrastructure—Data, Networking, and Innovation Program |
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CCAM |
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing |
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CCP |
Collaborative Computational Project |
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CIF21 |
Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering |
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CISE |
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
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CMOS |
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor |
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CPU |
central processing unit |
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CSIA |
Cyber Security and Information Assurance |
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DOD |
Department of Defense |
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DOE |
Department of Energy |
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DRAM |
dynamic random-access memory |
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EB |
exabyte |
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ECSS |
Extended Collaborative Support Service |
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EU |
European Union |
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F&A |
facilities and administrative |
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FFRDC |
federally funded research and development center |
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FFTPACK |
Fastest Fourier Transform in the West Package |
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FFTW |
Fastest Fourier Transform in the West |
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FLOP/s |
floating-point operations per second |
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FPGA |
field-programmable gate array |
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GB |
gigabyte |
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GENI |
Global Environment for Network Innovations |
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GPU |
graphical processing unit |
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GSL |
GNU Scientific Library |
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GTEPS |
giga-traversed edges per second |
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HCSS |
High Confidence Software and Systems |
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HDD |
hard disk drive |
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HECIA |
high-end computing infrastructure and applications |
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HECRD |
High-End Computing Research and Development |
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HPC |
high-performance computing |
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HPCG |
High-Performance Conjugate Gradient |
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I/O |
input/output |
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IOPS |
input/output operations per second |
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IT |
information technology |
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LAPACK |
Linear Algebra Package |
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LSN |
Large Scale Networking |
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LSST |
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope |
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MB |
megabyte |
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MKL |
Math Kernel Library |
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MPI |
message passing interface |
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MREFC |
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction |
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MTDC |
modified total direct cost |
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MUMPS |
Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programing Systems |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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NCSA |
National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
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NERSC |
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center |
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NITRD |
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development |
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NSCI |
National Strategic Computing Initiative |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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NTT |
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone |
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OCI |
Office of Cyberinfrastructure |
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PACI |
Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure |
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PAPI |
precision approach path indicator |
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pARPACK |
Parallel Arnoldi Package |
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PB |
petabyte |
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PETSc |
Portable, Extensible Toolkit for Scientific Computation |
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PGAS |
partitioned global address space |
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PITAC |
President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee |
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PRAC |
Petascale Computing Resource Allocations Committee |
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PRACE |
Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe |
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PSC |
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
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PSPLINE |
Princeton Spline and Hermite Cubic Interpolation Routines |
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R&D |
research and development |
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ScaLAPACK |
Scalable Linear Algebra PACKage |
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SCEC |
Southern California Earthquake Center |
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SciDAC |
Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing |
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SCOREC |
Scientific Computation Research Center |
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SDP |
Software Design and Productivity |
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SEW |
Social, Economic, and Workforce Implications of IT and IT Workforce Development |
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SISI |
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation program |
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SLEPc |
Scalable Library for Eigenvalue Problem Computations |
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SSD |
solid-state disk |
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SU |
service unit |
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TACC |
Texas Advanced Computing Center |
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TB |
terabyte |
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UPC |
Universal Product Code |
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WAN |
wide area network |
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XDMoD |
XD Metrics on Demand |
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XRAC |
XSEDE Resource Allocation Committee |
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XSEDE |
Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment |
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