
Glossary
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simultaneous
sample-and-hold
a series of sample-and-hold circuits that are connect in a manner so as to
switch modes in unison
sync
synchronization pulse for scanning
system noise
a measure of the amount of noise seen by an analog circuit or an ADC when
the analog inputs are grounded
T
transducer
a device that translates a measurable physical quantity into a voltage or
current signal
typ
typical
U
UL
Underwriters Laboratory
V
V
volts
VDC
volts direct current
VI
virtual instrument—(1) a combination of hardware and/or software
elements, typically used with a PC, that has the functionality of a classic
stand-alone instrument (2) a LabVIEW software module (VI), which
consists of a front panel user interface and a block diagram program
virtual channels
channel names that can be defined outside the application and used without
having to perform scaling operations
V
rms
volts, root mean square