National Instruments Image Acquisition Software User Manual page 54

black reference level
buffer
bus
C
C
cache
CCIR
chrominance
CMOS
compiler
conversion device
CPU
CSYNC
CSYNCIN
CSYNCOUT
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the level that represents the darkest an image can get. See also white
reference level.
temporary storage for acquired data
the group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a
computer, such as the PCI bus; typically the expansion vehicle to
which I/O or other devices are connected
Celsius
high-speed processor memory that buffers commonly used instructions or
data to increase processing throughput
Comite Consultatif International des Radiocommunications—a committee
that developed standards for color video signals
the color information in a video signal
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
a software utility that converts a source program in a high-level
programming language, such as Basic, C or Pascal, into an object or
compiled program in machine language. Compiled programs run 10 to
1,000 times faster than interpreted programs. See also Interpreter.
device that transforms a signal from one form to another; for
example, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for analog input
and digital-to-analog converters (DACs) for analog output
central processing unit
composite sync signal; a combination of the horizontal and vertical
sync pulses
composite sync in signal
composite sync out signal
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