National Instruments 320682C - page 433

Glossary
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K
KB Kilobytes of memory.
kS 1,000 samples.
ksamples 1,000 samples.
L
LSB Least significant bit.
M
manual scaling Where SetAxRange is called to explicitly set the maximum and
minimum X and Y values.
MB Megabytes of memory.
MIO Multifunction I/O.
ms Milliseconds.
mux Multiplexer; a switching device with multiple inputs that sequentially
connects each of its inputs to its output, typically at high speeds, in order to
measure several signals with a single analog input channel.
N
NI-488 functions National Instruments functions you use to communicate with GPIB devices
built according to the ANSI/IEEE Standards 488.1-1987 and 488.2-1992.
NI-488.2 routines National Instruments routines you use to communicate with GPIB devices
built according to the ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2-1992.
P
port A digital port, consisting of four or eight lines of digital input and/or
output.
postriggering The technique used on a DAQ board to acquire a programmed number of
samples after trigger conditions are met.