APPENDIX B: ACRONYMS AND MEASUREMENTS
B.2 Measurements
MEASUREMENT
MEANING
A
C
em
dBa
F
ft
9
GB
Hz
in.
k
KB
kg
KHz
Ib(s)
m
M
Mbits
MB
MHz
mm
ms
RPM
V
W
Amp
Celsius or Centigrade
centimeter
decibels, A-weighted sound power reference one picowatt
Fahrenheit
foot or feet
acceleration of a free-falling body; equal to 32.17 feet per second2
gigabyte
Hertz
inch
kilo
kilobyte
kilogram
kilohertz
pound(s)
meter
mega
megabits
megabyte
megaHertz
millimeter
millisecond
revolutions per minute
Volt
Watt
8-3