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Glossary-1

PC-DIO-96 User Manual

Glossary

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Prefix

Meaning

Value

n-

nano-

10-9

µ

-

micro-

10-6

m-

milli-

10-3

k-

kilo-

10

3

M-

mega-

10

6

°

degrees

ohms

%

percent

A

amperes

AMD

Advanced Micro Devices

AWG

American Wire Gauge

BCD

binary-coded decimal

C

Celsius

DMA

direct memory access

EISA

Extended Industry Standard Architecture

hex

hexadecimal

Hz

hertz

in.

inches

Iout

output current

ISA

Industry Standard Architecture

kbytes

1,024 bytes

LSB

least significant bit

MB

megabytes of memory

m

meters

MSB

most significant bit

PPI

programmable peripheral interface

R

EXT

external resistance

RTSI

Real-Time System Integration

s

seconds

SCXI

Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation

V

volts

V

EXT

external volt

Vin

volts in

VDC

volts direct current