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Glossary-1
SCXI -1160 User Manual
Glossary
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Prefix
Meaning
Value
p-
pico-
10-
12
n-
nano-
10-
9
µ
-
micro-
10-
6
m-
milli-
10-
3
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
˚
degrees
%
percent
Ω
ohms
e
strain
A
amperes
ACH#
data acquisition board analog input channel number
A/D
analog-to-digital
Arms
amperes, root mean square
AWG
American Wire Gauge
C
Celsius
CH#+
module positive input channel number
CH#-
module negative input channel number
cpm
counts per minute
cps
counts per second
COM
common
D/A
digital-to-analog
dB
decibels
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norme
emf
electromotive force
FIFO
first-in-first-out
in.
inches
hex
hexadecimal
HSCR
Hardscan Control Register
Hz
hertz
ID
identification
I
I
input current leakage
I
in
input current
I/O
input/output
I
out
output current
LSB
least significant bit
m
meters