Glossary
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I/O
Input/output—The transfer of data to/from a computer system involving
communications channels, operator interface devices, and/or data
acquisition and control interfaces.
INL
Relative accuracy.
L
LabVIEW
Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench. LabVIEW is a
graphical programming language that uses icons instead of lines of text to
create programs.
LSB
Least significant bit.
M
m
Meter.
max
Maximum.
MIMO
Multiple input, multiple output.
min
Minimum.
MIO
Multifunction I/O.
monotonicity
A characteristic of a DAC in which the analog output always increases as
the values of the digital code input to it increase.
mux
Multiplexer—A switching device with multiple inputs that sequentially
connects each of its inputs to its output, typically at high speeds, in order to
measure several signals with a single analog input channel.