National Instruments DAQ PCI E Series User Manual page 138

Glossary
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+5 V
A
A
AC
ACH
A/D
ADC
AI
AIGATE
AIGND
AISENSE
ANSI
AO
AOGND
ASIC
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negative of, or minus
ohms
square root of
+5 VDC source signal
amperes
alternating current
analog input channel signal
analog-to-digital
analog-to-digital converter—an electronic device, often an
integrated circuit, that converts an analog voltage to a digital
number
analog input
analog input gate signal
analog input ground signal
analog input sense signal
American National Standards Institute
analog output
analog output ground signal
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit—a proprietary
semiconductor component designed and manufactured to perform
a set of specific functions.
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