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© National Instruments Corporation Glossary-1 PC-OPDIO-16 User Manual
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-
10
3
M- mega-
10
6
G- giga-
10
12
° degrees
Ω ohms
/ 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