In contexts of
solar physics and
data analysis, ana is a somewhat whimsically named computer language that is designed for array processing and image data analysis. The name is an acronym for "A Non Acronym". Ana began as a
fork of an early version of
IDL, but has diverged significantly since then. It is in common use at the
Lockheed-Martin Space Applications Laboratory and at institutions that analyze data from the
TRACE spacecraft, but is not commonly used elsewhere. Ana appears to be intended as
free software though it is not distributed under a recognized
FOSS license. It is available as source code, primarily through the
Solarsoft distribution system.
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