"IRAS" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} IRAS
  1. (astronomy, NASA) Initialism of Infrared Astronomical Satellite (the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths.) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Infrared Astronomical Satellite (extra: the first space telescope to perform a survey of the entire night sky at infrared wavelengths.)
    Sense id: en-IRAS-en-name-eh2eYqz8 Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: NASA, aerospace, astronomy, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (Singapore) Abbreviation of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Tags: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
    Sense id: en-IRAS-en-name-sNF7eZF6 Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
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