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Glossary-1
Glossary
Prefix
Meaning
Value
n-
nano-
10
–9
µ-
micro-
10
– 6
m-
milli-
10
–3
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
Symbols
°
degrees
Ω
ohms
%
percent
A
A
ampere
B
Backplane
an assembly, typically a printed circuit board, with 96 pin connectors and
signal paths that bus the connector pins. VXIbus systems have either two
sets of bused connectors, designated J1 and J2 backplanes, or three sets of
bused connectors, designated J1, J2, and J3 backplanes.
BTO
Bus Timeout Unit
bytes/sec
bytes per second