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Glossary-1
ENET-232 and ENET-485 Series User Manual
Glossary
Prefix
Meaning
Value
p-
pico-
10
–12
n-
nano-
10
–9
µ-
micro-
10
– 6
m-
milli-
10
–3
c-
centi-
10
–2
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
G-
giga-
10
9
t-
tera-
10
12
°
degrees
%
percent
Ω
ohms
A
amperes
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
b
bits
B
bytes
baud
signaling rate of a line in transitions per second
C
Celsius
COM
Computer Output Microform; used in reference to a communication port
CTS
Clear To Send
DB-
xx
subminiature D connector, where
xx
is the number of pins