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Glossary

PC-LPM-16/PnP User Manual

G-2

National Instruments Corporation

A

A

amperes

AC

alternating current

ACH

analog input channel signal

A/D

analog-to-digital

ADC

A/D converter

AI

analog input

AIGATE

analog input gate signal

AIGND

analog input ground signal

AISENSE

analog input sense signal

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AOGND

analog output ground signal

ASIC

application-specific integrated circuit

AWG

American Wire Gauge

B

BBS

bulletin board support

BCD

binary-coded decimal

BIOS

basic input/output system or built-in operating system

C

C

Celsius

cm

centimeter

CMOS

complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

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