Bosch Appliances 3922 988 43318 Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms, Ccu, Dcn, Pcf, Praedic

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1.9Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

A
ACN-1, ACN-2, ACN-3	Integrated Circuit (IC)
Active unit	Sends data on the up link and receives data on the down link
Allow cancel request	A pre-programmed system interlock, allowing the delegate to cancel a
	request-to-speak
Allow mic. off facility	A pre-programmed system interlock, allowing delegates to switch off
	their microphone units without consent
C
CCU	Central Control Unit
Chairman	One who presides over or heads a meeting or conference
Contribution	Participation within a meeting or conference using contribution units
Central Operator	One who controls and organises a meeting or conference from a per-
	sonal computer (PC)
D
Data Communication	Communication of data between microprocessor controlled units
DCN	Digital Congress Network
Delegate	A representative to a conference
Distribution	The distribution to delegates of interpreted languages
E
End of Voting	End of Voting Displayed on the delegate unit to inform delegates that
	the voting session has ended

P
PC	Personal Computer
PCF	Power Consumption Factor
PCF value	The value assigned to a specific unit or system
PRAEDIC	Professional Audio Encoder Decoder IC.
Passive Unit	DCN unit that Receives data on the down link only
R
Rack-mounted	Defines units that are capable of being mounted in a 19-inch cabinet
Request accepted	Displayed on a delegate unit informing the delegate the delegate that
	his request-to-speak has been accepted
Request	Initiated by a delegate requesting to speak
Request cancelled	Displayed on delegate units informing the delegate that his request-to-
	speak has been cancelled or rejected
Restart	Voting session restarted after being on Hold
Response	Initiated by a delegate wishing to respond.
S
Speaker	Floor speaker
Speak now	Displayed on delegate units to inform the delegate that he may speak
T
Trunk-line	Cabling between units run in a loop-through chain
Trunk-outlet	Used for trunk-cable splitting and pulse regeneration purposes
Table-top	Units placed on top of a table or similar type surface

F
Flush-mounted	Units that are built into tabletops or the arm rests of seats
H
Hold	Voting session on hold or temporarily halted
I
Information display	Display showing related conference information
Interlocks	Pre-programmed settings for use in interpretation procedures
Interpretation	The art of interpreting one language into another
	Interpretation (simultaneous) The art of interpreting one language into
	another at the same time
Interpreter	One who translates orally for people speaking in different	languages
N
Network cabling	See Trunk-line
M
Multi-CCU	Systems using more than one CCU, linked using a Multi-CCU link.

V
Voting	To cast one vote, exercise a choice or decision, express an opinion
Voting on-hold	Displayed on a delegate unit when a voting session has been tempo-
	rarily suspended

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