
Glossary
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G-3
DC
direct current
DDS
Direct Digital Synthesis—a method of creating a clock with a
programmable frequency
E
EEPROM
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory—ROM that can be
erased with an electrical signal and reprogrammed
ESD
electrostatic discharge
F
frequency
the basic unit of rate, measured in events or oscillations per second using a
frequency counter or spectrum analyzer. Frequency is the reciprocal of the
period of a signal.
frequency tuning word
a number that specifies the frequency
front panel
the physical front panel of an instrument or other hardware
H
Hz
hertz—the number of scans read or updates written per second
I
in.
inch or inches
J
jitter
the rapid variation of a clock or sampling frequency from an ideal constant
frequency