National Instruments PCI-8361 User Manual page 118

Glossary
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IEC
IEEE
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instrument driver
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A measure of random vibration. The root mean square of acceleration
levels in a random vibration test profile.
Hexadecimal—The numbering system with base 16, using the digits
0 to 9 and letters A to F.
The MXI-Express x1 board of a cabled pair of boards that is closer to
the CPU.
A host computer with a PCI or PCI Express x1 or wider slot type
available.
Hours.
Hertz; cycles per second.
Input/output—The techniques, media, and devices used to achieve
communication between machines and users.
International Electrotechnical Commission. The IEC publishes
internationally recognized standards. IEC 60068 contains information
on environmental testing procedures and severities.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Inches.
A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of
instruments.
Kilo—The prefix for 1,024, or 2
data or computer memory.
Kilo—The standard metric prefix for 1,000, or 10
measure such as volts, hertz, and meters.
10
, used with B (byte) in quantifying
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