Glossary
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interrupt
a computer signal indicating that the CPU should suspend its current task
to service a designated activity
IRQ
interrupt request
K
k
kilo—the standard metric prefix for 1,000, or 10
3
, used with units of
measure such as volts, hertz, and meters
kS
1,000 samples
L
LabVIEW
laboratory virtual instrument engineering workbench
library
a file containing compiled object modules, each comprised of one of more
functions, that can be linked to other object modules that make use of these
functions.
nidaqmsc.lib
is a library that contains NI-DAQ functions.
The NI-DAQ function set is broken down into object modules so that only
the object modules that are relevant to your application are linked in, while
those object modules that are not relevant are not linked.
linearity
the adherence of device response to the equation R = KS, where
R = response, S = stimulus, and K = a constant
LSB
least significant bit
M
memory buffer
See
MITE
MXI Interface to Everything—a custom ASIC designed by NI that
implements the PCI bus interface. The MITE supports bus-mastering for
high-speed data transfers over the PCI bus.
MS
million samples
MSB
most significant bit