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Glossary-1
SCXI-1163 User Manual
Glossary
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Prefix
Meaning
Value
p-
pico-
10-
12
n-
nano-
10-
9
µ
-
micro-
10-
6
m-
milli-
10-
3
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
˚
degrees
Ω
ohms
+5 V (signal)
+5 VDC Source
A
amperes
AC
alternating current
A/D
analog-to-digital
Arms
amperes, root mean square
AWG
American Wire Gauge
C
Celsius
CHSGND
Chassis Ground
cps
counts per second
D/A
digital-to-analog
D*/A
Data/Address
DAQD*/A
Data Acquisition Board Data/Address Line
dB
decibels
DC
direct current
DIG GND
Digital Ground
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norme
DIO
digital I/O
ESD
electrostatic discharge
FIFO
first-in-first-out
GND
ground
hex
hexadecimal
Hz
hertz
I/O
input/output
ID
identification
I
I
input current leakage
I
in
input current
INTR*
Interrupt
I
out
output current
LSB
least significant bit
M
megabytes of memory
m
meters
MIO
multifunction I/O
MISO
Master-In-Slave-Out
MOSI
Master-Out-Slave-In