National Instruments PC-OPDIO-16 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
/ per
% percent
±plus or minus
+5 V +5 volt signal
A amperes
AC alternating current
A/D analog-to-digital
ADC A/D converter
AGND analog ground signal
AO analog output
API application programming interface
AWG American Wire Gauge
BIOS basic input/output system
C Celsius
COM common signal
D/A digital-to-analog
DAC D/A converter
DACOUT voltage output signal
DAQ data acquisition
DC direct current
DGND digital ground signal
DIO digital I/O
DLL dynamic link library
DMA direct memory access
DNL differential nonlinearity
EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture
GND ground signal
hex hexadecimal
Hz hertz
ICU Intel configuration utility