National Instruments Signal Processing Engineering Educational Device NI SPEEDY-33 - Manual (Page 42)

Glossary
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V
V volts
VI Virtual Instrument—(1) A combination of hardware and/or software
elements, typically used with a PC, that has the functionality of a classic
stand-alone instrument.
(2) A LabVIEW software module (VI), which consists of a front panel user
interface and a block diagram program.
volatile memory Memory that loses its contents when the power is turned off.
W
word The standard number of bits that a processor or memory manipulates at
one time. Microprocessors typically use 8-, 16-, or 32-bit words.