Handbook
November 2011
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59-UMC0071
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Issue
01
Mercury
iTC
Page 144
GLOSSARY
Original Instructions
Acronyms and abbreviations
ADC
Analogue to Digital Converter
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
CJC
Cold Junction Compensation
DAC
Digital to Analogue Converter
DCE
Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
EPROM
Electrically Programmable Read-Only Memory
ESSD
Electrostatic Sensitive Devices
EOS
End of String
GPIB
General Purpose Interface Bus (IEEE-488)
GUI
Graphical User Interface
I/O
Input/output
LCCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode
N/A
Not Applicable
NTC
Negative Temperature Coefficient
PC
Personal Computer
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PGA
Programmable Gain Amplifier
PTC
Positive Temperature Coefficient
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
RT
Room Temperature
SCPI
Signal Orientated Measurement Commands (a command protocol)
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
TBA
To be Advised
UID
Unique Identifier
USB
Universal Serial Bus