Glossary
Jumper cable
Optical cable that provides physical attachment between two devices or between a device and a distribution panel. Contrast with trunk cable. See also optical cable.
K
Kb
See kilobit.
KB
See kilobyte.
kilobit
Kb. A unit of measure for data storage, equaling 1,024 bits, or two to the tenth power. Kilobits are generally approximated as being one thousand bits.
kilobyte
KB. A unit of measure for data storage, equaling 1,024 bytes, or two to the tenth power. Kilobytes are generally approximated as being one thousand bytes.
L
laser
Laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. A device that produces a very powerful narrow beam of coherent light of a single wavelength by simulating the emissions of photons from atoms, molecules, or ions.
latency
Amount of time elapsed between receipt of a data transmission at a switch’s incoming fabric port (F_Port) from the originating node port (N_Port) to retransmission of that data at the switch’s outgoing F_Port to the destination N_Port. The amount of time it takes for data transmission to pass through a switching device.
LCD
Liquid crystal display.
LED
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