Abbreviations - Orban OPTIMOD 6200 Operating Manual

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Abbreviations

Some of the abbreviations used in this manual may not be familiar to all readers:
A/D (or A to D)
AES
AGC
A-I
A-O
AT
BAL
BBC
BNC
CALIB
CIT
CMOS
COM
D/A (or D to A)
dBm
dBu
DI
DJ
DO
DOS
DSP
EBU
EBS
EMI
ESC
FCC
FDNR
FET
FFT
FIFO
G/R
HF
HP
IC
analog-to-digital converter
Audio Engineering Society
automatic gain control
analog input
analog output
"advanced technology"  IBM PC with 80286 or higher processor
balance
British Broadcasting Corporation
a type of RF connector
calibrate
composite isolation transformer
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
serial data communications port
digital-to-analog converter
decibel power measurement. 0dBm = 1mW applied to a specified
load. In audio, the load is usually 600Ω.
decibel voltage measurement. 0dBu = 0.775V RMS. For this appli-
cation, the dBm-into-600Ω scale on voltmeters can be read as if it
were calibrated in dBu.
digital input
disk jockey, an announcer who plays records in a club or on the air
digital output
Microsoft disk operating system for IBM PC
digital signal processor
European Broadcasting Union
Emergency Broadcasting System (U.S.A.)
electromagnetic interference
escape
Federal Communications Commission (USA regulatory agency)
frequency-dependent negative resistor  an element used in rc-
active filters
field effect transistor
fast Fourier transform
first-in, first-out
gain reduction
high-frequency
high-pass
integrated circuit
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