Glossary
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V
V volts
varistor anelectrical resistor whose resistance depends on the applied voltage
VDC volts,direct cu rrent
VI virtual instrument—(1) a combination of hardware and/or software
elements,t ypicallyused with a PC, that has the functionality of a classic
stand-alone instrument (2) a LabVIEW software module (VI), which
consists of a front panel user interface and a block diagram program
VSWR Voltage Standing WaveRatio. The impedance match of the device to the
overallsystem.
W
Wwatts
wire data path between nodes