Glossary
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G
gain the factor by which a signal is amplified, sometimes expressed in decibels
gain accuracy a measure of deviation of the gain of an amplifier from the ideal gain
GND ground signal
grounded
measurement system
see RSE
H
h hour
half-flash ADC an ADC that determines its output code by digitally combining the results
of two sequentially performed, lower-resolution flash conversions
half-power
bandwidth
the frequency range over which a circuit maintains a level of at least –3dB
with respect to the maximum level
hardware the physical components of a computer system, such as the circuit boards,
plug-in boards, chassis, enclosures, peripherals, cables, and so on
hex hexadecimal
Hz hertz—the number of scans read or updates written per second
I
I/O input/output—the transfer of data to/from a computer system involving
communications channels, operator interface devices, and/or data
acquisition and control interfaces
IBM International Business Machines
IC integrated circuit
ID identification
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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