National Instruments Multisystem eXtension Interface NI PXI-8360 - Manual (Page 32)

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Glossary
Symbol Prefix Value
n nano 10 –9
μ
micro 10 – 6
m milli 10 –3
k kilo 10 3
M mega 10 6
Symbols
° Degrees
≥
Equal or greater than
≤
Equal or less than
% Percent
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.
C
C Celsius
clock Hardware component that controls timing for reading from or writing to
groups.
counter/timer A circuit that counts external pulses or clock pulses (timing).