National Instruments NI 6120 User Manual
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Glossary
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G-7
L
LabVIEW
Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench—a program
development application based on the programming language G and used
commonly for test and measurement purposes
LED
light emitting diode
LSB
least significant bit
M
master
a functional part of a MXI/VME/VXIbus device that initiates data
transfers on the backplane; a transfer can be either a read or a write
MAX
Measurement and Automation Explorer
MB
megabytes of memory
Measurement Studio
a set of test and measurement-oriented software tools from National
Instruments for C, C++, and Visual Basic users
MHz
megahertz
MIO
multifunction I/O
MITE
MXI Interface to Everything
MSB
most significant bit
mux
multiplexer—a switching device with multiple inputs that sequentially
connects each of its inputs to its output, typically at high speeds, in order
to measure several signals with a single analog input channel
mV
millivolts
MXI
a high-performance communication link that interconnects devices using
round, flexible cables