Glossary of Terms
E-MAIL Short for electronic mail, the transmission of mes-
sages over communications networks.
ENTER KEY This key is used to accept user input into the memory.
EPROM Electrically Programmable Read-only Memory.
ERROR A message that indicates an unacceptable input has
been entered.
EVEN A parity configuration.
EXCITATION DC voltage supplied to the load cell for power.
FILLER Filling is a Gain-in-Weight process. The Filler mea-
sures the weight gain into a vessel until a pre-config-
ured weight set point has been reached.
FULL-SCALE Full scale input as defined by instrument and load cell
parameters. Example: 3mV/V load cell @ 10 volts =
30mV full scale.
GRADUATION SIZE Minimum increment displayed by the instrument
GROSS WEIGHT An overall weight exclusive of tare deductions.
Weight of material plus container.
IBC Intermediate Bulk Container
INTERNET The Internet is a system of linked networks that are
worldwide in scope and facilitate data communication
services such as remote login, file transfer, electronic
mail, the World Wide Web and newsgroups.
INTRANET An intranet is a private network utilizing Internet-type
tools, but available only within that organization.
KILOGRAMS A unit of mass in the metric system. Equal to 1000
grams or 2.2046 pounds. “kg” represents kilograms
on the display.
LEVELLING The procedure that sets the scale so that a scale plat-
form is exactly horizontal (level).
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