National Instruments 700 user manual Glossary

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Glossary
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Prefix Meaning Value
p- pico- 10-12
n- nano- 10-9
µ- micro- 10-6
m- milli- 10-3
k- kilo- 103
M- mega- 106
G- giga- 1012
°degrees
Ωohms
% percent
A amperes
AC alternating current
ACH analog input channel signal
A/D analog-to-digital
ADC A/D converter
AIGND analog input ground signal
AWG American Wire Gauge
BCD binary-coded decimal
C Celsius
CE card enable signal
CLK clock input signal
CMOS complementary metallic oxide semiconductor
CMRR common-mode rejection ratio
D/A digital-to-analog
DAQ data acquisition
DC direct current
DGND digital ground signal
DIFF differential configuration
DIN digital input signal
DMA direct memory access
DNL differential nonlinearity
DOUT digital output signal
EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture
ESP Engineering Software Package
EXTCONV external control signal to trigger A/D conversions
EXTINT external interrupt signal
F farads
FIFO first-in-first-out
GATE gate input signal