We are using the term
`detrend' data to refer to the images needed to remove the purely
instrumental signature - flat field, bias, etc - as opposed to
`calibration' data which is used to measure externally relevant
quantities - photometric zero-points and astrometric terms. We
distinguish between these two types of data because they are treated
completely differently in all analyses.
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