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Glossary
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
Symbols
%
percent
/
per
°
degrees
Ω
ohms
A
A
amperes
AC
alternating current
accelerometer
a transducer that converts acceleration into a voltage or current
AC coupled
allowing the transmission of AC signals while blocking DC signals
acquisition time
the time required by a sample-and-hold system to switch from hold mode
back to tracking mode
A/D
analog-to-digital
ADE
application development environment such as LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI, BridgeVIEW, Visual Basic, C, and C++