Glossary
Measurement Studio User Manual
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interface
Connection between one or more of the following: hardware, software, and
the user. For example, hardware interfaces connect two other pieces of
hardware.
IVI
Interchangeable Virtual Instruments. A technology involving standard
programming interfaces for classes of instruments, such as oscilloscopes,
DMMs, and function generators, that results in hardware-independent
instrument drivers. The IVI standard programming interfaces have been
defined by the IVI Foundation, an industry consortium. Visit
www.ivifoundation.org
.
K
knob
A control used to input or display numerical data.
L
LabVIEW
Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench. Graphical
development environment used for developing test and measurement
applications.
LabWindows/CVI
ANSI C development environment for building test and measurement
applications.
LED
Light-Emitting Diode. An indicator that emits a light when current passes
through it. For example, an LED shows if your computer or printer is
turned on.
legend
A control that displays symbols and descriptions for a specific set of
elements of another object, such as the plots or cursors of a graph.
M
matrix
A rectangular array of numbers or mathematical elements that represent the
coefficients in a system of linear equations.
MB
Megabytes of memory.
