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Glossary-1
GPIB-110 User Manual
Glossary
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Prefix
Meaning
Value
n-
nano-
10
-9
µ
-
micro-
10
-6
m-
milli-
10
-3
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
°
degrees
≥
is greater than or equal to
≤
is less than or equal to
Ω
ohms
%
percent
A
amperes
AC
Active Controller
AC
alternating current
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Exchange
BNC
refers to coaxial cable connector
C
Celsius
CIC
Controller-In-Charge
CPU
central processing unit
dB
decibels
DC direct
current
EOI
End-or-Identify
ERR
Error bit
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FO
fiber optic
GPIB
General Purpose Interface Bus
HP
Hewlett-Packard
Hz
hertz
IDY
Identify message
IFC
Interface Clear
in.
inches
ISO
International Standards Organization
kbytes
1,000 bytes
LAC
Local Active Controller
LED
light-emitting diode
LOC
Local LED
LS
Local Source state
