PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual

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Glossary
Prefix Meaning Value
n- nano- 10
–9
µ- micro- 10
–6
m- milli- 10
–3
c- centi- 10
–2
k- kilo- 10
3
M- mega- 10
6
Symbols
° Degrees
≥ Equal or greater than
≤ Equal or less than
% Percent
A
ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit—a proprietary semiconductor
component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific
functions for a specific customer
B
bus the group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a computer.
Typically, a bus is the expansion vehicle to which I/O or other devices are
connected. Examples of PC buses are the AT bus, NuBus, Micro Channel,
and EISA bus.
bus master a type of a plug-in board or controller with the ability to read and write
devices on the computer bus