IRAF Acronyms

IRAF stands for Image Reduction Analysis Facility (which is really a useful utility).

But that's not what everyone seems to think...


  1. Idiocy-- Run Away Fast!
  2. It Readily Acts Ferocious.
  3. I'd Rather Antagonize Frogs.
  4. Innocent Reduction Aid? False!
  5. It Randomly Ate Files.
  6. Incites Retching And Fear
  7. It Really Ain't Fun.
  8. I Revolt Astronomy Folk.
  9. It's Results Are Foul!
  10. It's Refuse and Filth.
  11. Irritating, Ridiculous, Ambiguous Facility
  12. Ick! Rats! Agh! F@%*!
  13. I Really Am Frustrated!
  14. In Reality A Failure!
  15. Inspires Rabid Antagonistic Feelings
  16. Irretrievably Reconstitutes All Files
  17. Immediately Renders Astronomers Frantic
  18. It Requires Absolute Faith!
  19. Irreproducible Results Acquired Fortuitously

sources: C. Tremonti and friends, D. Pierkowski


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Last modified: August 18, 2006