Glossary
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Measurement Studio User Manual
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LabVIEW
Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench. Graphical
development environment used for developing test and measurement
applications.
LabWindows/CVI
ANSI C development environment for building test and measurement
applications.
LED
Light-Emitting Diode. An indicator that emits a light when current passes
through it. For example, an LED shows if your computer or printer is turned
on.
legend
A control that displays symbols and descriptions for a specific set of
elements of another object, such as the plots or cursors of a graph.
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matrix
A rectangular array of numbers or mathematical elements that represent the
coefficients in a system of linear equations.
MB
Megabytes of memory.
Measurement &
Automation Explorer
(MAX)
National Instruments tool for configuring your National Instruments
hardware and driver software; executing system diagnostics; adding new
devices, interfaces, and virtual channels; and viewing devices and
instruments connected to your system.
measurement device
DAQ devices such as the E Series multifunction I/O (MIO) devices, SCXI
signal conditioning modules, and switch modules.
Measurement Studio
National Instruments software that includes tools to build measurement
applications in Visual Basic .NET, Visual C#, and Visual C++.
meter
A control used to input or display numerical data.
method
Function that performs a specific action on or with an object. The operation
of the method often depends on the values of the object properties.
MFC
Microsoft Foundation Class. A framework for programming in Microsoft
Windows, MFC provides code for managing windows, menus, and dialog
boxes; performing basic input/output; storing collections of data objects;
and more.