National Instruments Measurement Studio T, U, V, W

Glossary
Measurement Studio User Manual G-10 ni.com
T
tank A control used to input or display numerical data.
task NI-DAQmx—a set of channels and the channel configurations, timing, and
triggering, and other details that define a measurement or generation you
want to perform.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A standard format for
transferring data in packets from one computer to another. The two parts of
TCP/IP are TCP, which deals with the construction of data pockets, and IP,
which routes them from computer to computer.
TestStand Ready-to-run test executive from National Instruments for organizing,
controlling, and executing your automated prototype, validation, or
manufacturing test systems.
thermometer A control used to input or display numerical data.
U
UI User Interface.
V
vector 1D array.
virtual instrument (VI) Program in Measurement Studio that models the appearance and function
of a physical instrument.
VISA Driver-software architecture developed by National Instruments to unify
instrumentation software for serial, GPIB, and VXI instruments or
controllers. It has been accepted as a standard for VXI by the
VXIplug&play Systems Alliance.
VXI VME eXtension for Instrumentation. Instrumentation architecture and bus
based on the VME standard. Used in high-end test applications.
W
waveform graph A control that displays two-dimensional data on a Windows Forms user
interface; displays data that is uniformly spaced in one dimension.