Glossary
PC-DIO-24/PnP User Manual
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K
kilo—the prefix for 1,024, or 2
10
, used with B in quantifying data or
computer memory
kbytes
1,024 bytes
kbytes/s
a unit for data transfer that means 1,000 or 10
3
bytes/s
L
LabVIEW
laboratory virtual instrument engineering workbench
LSB
least significant bit
M
m
meters
M
(1) Mega, the standard metric prefix for 1 million or 10
6
, when used
with units of measure such as volts and hertz; (2) mega, the prefix for
1,048,576, or 2
20
, when used with B to quantify data or computer
memory
MB
megabytes of memory
MSB
most significant bit
N
NI-DAQ
National Instruments driver software for DAQ hardware
O
operating system
base-level software that controls a computer, runs programs, interacts
with users, and communicates with installed hardware or peripheral
devices
P
PPI
programmable peripheral interface