National Instruments NI 660 Series - Glossary

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Glossary
Symbol Prefix Value
c centi 10
–2
m milli 10
–3
μ micro 10
–6
nnano10
–9
k kilo 10
3
Mmega10
6
Symbols
°degree
- negative of, or minus
/per
% percent
± plus or minus
+ positive of, or plus
A
A amperes
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API application programming interface
arm To enable a counter to start an operation. If the application requires a
trigger, an armed counter waits for the trigger to begin the operation.
ASIC application specific integrated circuit