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In contexts of [[solar physics]] and [[data analysis]], '''Ana''' is a 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 (software development)|fork]] of an early version of [[IDL (programming language)|IDL]], but has diverged significantly since then. It is particularly notable for being the only known fork of IDL from its early days as a quasi-open-source software package.

ItAna iswas in common use at the [[Lockheed-Martin Space Applications Laboratory]] and at institutions that analyzeanalyzed data from the [[TRACE]] spacecraft, but iswas not commonly used elsewhere. Ana was used to implement several important data visualization tools that significantly advanced the state of the art, in the late 20th Century.<ref>N.E. Hurlburt, R.A. Shine, and T.D. Tarbell 1997: "Interactive Interface for Visualizing and Analyzing Multispectral Solar images", Proc. SPIE 3017, doi: https://doi.org/10.111712.270325</ref> Ana appears to behave been intended as [[free software]] though it is not distributed under a recognized [[FOSS]] license. It isremains available as source code, primarily through the [[Solarsoft]] distribution system.

The most commonly used application written in Ana is the [[TRACE image browser]], which is designed for browsing and viewing time-lapse movies collected by [[TRACE]], [[Solar and Heliospheric Observatory|SOHO]], [[Yohkoh]], and other observatories.

Ana homepage: [http://ana.lmsal.com/]

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