Network Card User Manual

© National Instruments Corporation Glossary-1 SCXI-1163 User Manual
Glossary
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Prefix Meaning Value
p- pico-
10
-
12
n- nano-
10
-
9
µ- micro-
10
-
6
m- milli-
10
-
3
k- kilo-
10
3
M- mega-
10
6
˚ degrees
Ω ohms
+5 V (signal) +5 VDC Source
A amperes
AC alternating current
A/D analog-to-digital
Arms amperes, root mean square
AWG American Wire Gauge
C Celsius
CHSGND Chassis Ground
cps counts per second
D/A digital-to-analog
D*/A Data/Address
DAQD*/A Data Acquisition Board Data/Address Line
dB decibels
DC direct current
DIG GND Digital Ground
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norme
DIO digital I/O
ESD electrostatic discharge
FIFO first-in-first-out
GND ground
hex hexadecimal
Hz hertz
I/O input/output
ID identification
I
I
input current leakage
I
in
input current
INTR* Interrupt
I
out
output current
LSB least significant bit
M megabytes of memory
m meters
MIO multifunction I/O
MISO Master-In-Slave-Out
MOSI Master-Out-Slave-In