Glossary
MXI-Express Gen II x8 Series User Manual
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H
host board
The MXI-Express Gen II x8 board of a cabled pair of boards that is closer
to the CPU.
host PC
A host computer with at least one PCI Express x8 or wider slot available.
hr
Hours.
Hz
Hertz; cycles per second.
I
I/O
Input/output—the techniques, media, and devices used to achieve
communication between machines and users.
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission. The IEC publishes
internationally recognized standards. IEC 60068 contains information
on environmental testing procedures and severities.
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.
K
K
Kilo—(1) the prefix for 1,024, or 2
10
, used with B (byte) in quantifying data
or computer memory.
(2) The standard metric prefix for 1,000, or 10
3
, used with units of measure
such as volts, hertz, and meters.
L
laptop
A portable computer with an available ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54
slot with PCI Express support.
lb
Pounds.
LED
Light emitting diode.
