Glossary
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K
kkilo—the standard metric prefix for 1,000, or 10
3
, used with units of
measure such as volts, hertz, and meters
Kkilo—the prefix for 1,024, or 2
10
, used with B in quantifying data or
computer memory
kbytes/s a unit for data transfer that means 1,000 or 10
3
bytes/s
kS 1,000 samples
Kword 1,024 words of memory
L
LabVIEW laboratory virtual instrument engineering workbench
latched digital I/O a type of digital acquisition/generation where a device or module accepts
or transfers data after a digital pulse has been received. Also called
handshaked digital I/O
LED light-emitting diode
low-frequency corner in an AC-coupled circuit, the frequency below which signals are attenuated
by at least 3 dB
LSB least significant bit
M
m meters
M (1) Mega, the standard metric prefix for 1 million or 10
6
,whenusedwith
units of measure such as volts and hertz; (2) mega, the prefix for 1,048,576,
or 2
20
, when used with B to quantify data or computer memory
MB megabytes of memory
Mbytes/s a unit for data transfer that means 1 million or 10
6
bytes/s
memory buffer see buffer
