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PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual
Glossary
Prefix
Meaning
Value
n-
nano-
10
–9
µ-
micro-
10
– 6
m-
milli-
10
–3
c-
centi-
10
–2
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
Symbols
°
Degrees
≥
Equal or greater than
≤
Equal or less than
%
Percent
A
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit—a proprietary semiconductor
component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific
functions for a specific customer
B
bus
the group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a computer.
Typically, a bus is the expansion vehicle to which I/O or other devices are
connected. Examples of PC buses are the AT bus, NuBus, Micro Channel,
and EISA bus.
bus master
a type of a plug-in board or controller with the ability to read and write
devices on the computer bus
