Glossary
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DLL Dynamic Link Library—A software module in Microsoft Windows
containing executable code and data that can be called or used by Windows
applications or by other DLLs. Functions and data in a DLL are loaded and
linked at run time when they are referenced by a Windows application or
other DLLs.
drivers/driver software software that controls a specific hardware device such as a DAQ board
E
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (ROM) that can
be erased (usually by ultraviolet light exposure) and reprogrammed
F
function a set of software instructions executed by a single line of code that may
have input and/or output parameters and returns a value when executed
G
GND ground signal or bit
H
hardware the physical components of a computer system, such as the circuit boards,
plug-in boards, chassis, enclosures, peripherals, cables, and so on
hex hexadecimal
Hz hertz—the number of scans read or updates written per second
I
IC integrated circuit
in. inches
INL Integral Nonlinearity—a measure in LSB of the worst-case deviation from
the ideal A/D or D/A transfer characteristic of the analog I/O circuitry
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