connector
A connector is a device that allows one or more electron conduits (wires, traces, leads,
etc) to be connected or disconnected as a group. A connector consists of two parts —
male and female. For example, a common household ac power receptacle is the female
portion of a connector. The plug at the end of a lamp power cord is the male portion of
the connector.
constant
A packet of memory given an alpha-numeric name and assigned a fixed number.
control I/O
C terminals configured for controlling or monitoring a device.
CoraScript
CoraScript is a command-line interpreter associated with LoggerNet data logger support
software.
CPU
Central processing unit. The brains of the data logger.
cr
Carriage return.
CRBasic
Campbell Scientific's BASIC-like programming language that supports analog and digital
measurements, data processing and analysis routines, hardware control, and many com-
munications protocols.
CRBasic Editor
The CRBasic programming editor; stand-alone software and also included with Log-
gerNet, PC400, and RTDAQ software.
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