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Glossary-1
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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
A
amperes
ACH#
DAQ board analog input channel number
A/D
analog-to-digital
Arms
amperes, root mean square
AWG
American Wire Gauge
C
Celsius
CH#+
module positive input channel number
CH#-
module negative input channel number
CMOS
complementary metallic oxide semiconductor
cps
counts per second
D/A
digital-to-analog
DAQ
data acquisition
dB
decibels
DC
direct current
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norme
DIP
dual inline package
FIFO
first-in-first-out
hex
hexadecimal
Hz
hertz
in.
inches
I
I
input current leakage
I
in
input current
I/O
input/output
I
out
output current
LED
light-emitting diode
LSB
least significant bit
m
meters
MB
megabytes
MSB
most significant bit
ppm
parts per million