HP 8920A Application Handbook page 256

Specifications describe the Test Set's warranted performance and are
valid over the entire operating/environmental range unless otherwise
noted.
Supplemental Characteristics are intended to provide additional
information useful in applying the instrument by giving typical, but
non-warranted performance parameters. These characteristics are
shown in italics and are sometimes labeled "typical", "usable to", or
"nominal".
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