Glossary - Gemini 720is Product Manual

Glossary

2D
ASCII
AVI
BMP
CAT5e
CD-ROM
CPU
DC
DLL
Ethernet
GB
Gemini
Gemini Hub
GIF
Gigabit
GPS
IP
IPA
IT
kB
LAN
LED
MB
Mbit·s
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange - a character
encoding scheme originally based on the English alphabet.
Audio Video Interleave - a video format introduced by Microsoft
A raster graphics image file format used to store bitmap digital images.
Category 5 enhanced - a standard specification for Ethernet cables.
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
Central Processing Unit, the processor of a computer.
Direct Current
Dynamic Link Library - Microsoft's implemenation of the shared library,
implemented in Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating systems,
filenames have .dll extension.
A family of computer networking technologies for local area networks
(LANs).
Gigabyte = 1000MB
Unless specified this can refer to any of the multibeam sonars in the
Gemini range by Tritech International Ltd such as the Gemini Imager
(720id), Narrow Beam Imager or Gemini Profiler (620pd).
A rack mountable device capable of driving 2 Gemini sonars and
multiple serial sensors and outputting the data to a PC network.
Graphics Interchange Format - a bitmap image format developed by
CompuServe.
Measure of transfer speed through Ethernet, usually considered to be
1000Mbit·s
-1
Global Positioning System.
Internet Protocol - generally used as a means of addressing individual
computers.
Isopropyl Alcohol (also known as 2-propanol, isopropanol, rubbing
alcohol and iPrOH).
Information Technology
Kilobyte = 1000 bytes
Local Area Network
Light Emitting Diode
Megabyte = 1000kB
Megabit per second - data transfer rate equal to 1000 kilobits per
second.
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