jumper wire
A short length of wire used to complete a circuit temporarily or to bypass a
circuit.
LED
Light emitting diode.
MMJ
Modified modular jack.
module
A unit that contains electrical components and electrically conductive pathways
between components.
port
A physical connector.
rms
Root mean square. The root mean square value of an alternating voltage is
the square root of the mean value of the square of the voltage values during a
complete cycle.
ROM
Read-only memory.
SCSI
Small computer system interface. An interface designed for connecting disks
and other peripheral devices to computer systems. SCSI is defined by an
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard.
standard Ethernet
An IEEE 802.3 compliant Ethernet network composed of standard Ethernet
cable as opposed to thin Ethernet cable.
system
A combination of system hardware, software, and peripheral devices that
performs specific processing operations.
ThinWire
A trademark used to describe Digital’s IEEE 802.3 compliant products used for
local distribution of data communication.
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