Glossary
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I/O Input/output—The techniques, media, and devices used to achieve
communication between machines and users.
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics—Hard disk and built-in controller.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
in. Inches.
instrument driver A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of
instruments, and any necessary related files for LabWindows/CVI or
LabVIEW.
interrupt A means for a device to request service from another device.
interrupt level The relative priority at which a device can interrupt.
IRQ# Interrupt request signal.
ISA Industry St andard Architecture—The original PC bus architecture,
specifically the 16-bit AT bus.
K
kB Kilobytes of memory.
L
LAN Local Area Network—Communications network that serves users within
a confined geographical area. It is made up of servers, workstations,
a network operating system, and a communications link.
LED Light-emitt ing diode.
M
m Meters.
master A functional part of a PXI device that initiates data transfers on the
PXI backplane. A transfer can be either a read or a write.