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Glossary
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K
k
kilo—the standard metric prefix for 1,000, or 10
3
, used with units of
measure such as volts, hertz, and meters
K
kilo—the prefix for 1,024, or 2
10
, used with B in quantifying data or
computer memory
kbytes/s
a unit for data transfer that means 1,024 bytes/s
kS
1,000 samples
Kword
1,024 words of memory
L
LabVIEW
laboratory virtual instrument engineering workbench
latched digital I/O
a type of digital acquisition/generation where a device or module accepts
or transfers data after a digital pulse has been received. Also called
handshaked digital I/O.
library
a file containing compiled object modules, each comprised of one of more
functions, that can be linked to other object modules that make use of these
functions. NIDAQMSC.LIB is a library that contains NI-DAQ functions.
The NI-DAQ function set is broken down into object modules so that only
the object modules that are relevant to your application are linked in, while
those object modules that are not relevant are not linked.
linearity
the adherence of device response to the equation R = KS, where
R = response, S = stimulus, and K = a constant
linearization
a type of signal conditioning in which software linearizes the voltage levels
from transducers, so the voltages can be scaled to measure physical
phenomena
low frequency corner
in an AC-coupled circuit, the frequency below which signals are attenuated
by at least 3 dB
LSB
least significant bit
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