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Glossary
PXI-8150 Series User Manual
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I
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics; hard disk and built-in controller
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
in.
inches
instrument driver
A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of
instruments, and any necessary related files for LabWindows/CVI or
LabVIEW
interrupt
A means for a device to request service from another device
interrupt level
The relative priority at which a device can interrupt
I/O
input/output; the techniques, media, and devices used to achieve
communication between machines and users
IRQ*
Interrupt signal
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture; the original PC bus architecture,
specifically the 16-bit AT bus
K
KB
kilobytes of memory
L
LAN
Local Area Network; communications network that serves users within
a confined geographical area. It is made up of servers, workstations, a
network operating system, and a communications link.
LED
light-emitting diode
M
m
meters
master
A functional part of a PXI device that initiates data transfers on the PXI
backplane. A transfer can be either a read or a write.