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NI-DAQ User Manual for PC Compatibles G-8 ni.com
M
master/slave Type of network connection in which a request is transmitted to one
or more destination nodes, and those nodes send a response back to the
requesting node. In industrial applications, the responding (slave) device
is usually a sensor or actuator, and the requesting (master) device is
usually a controller.
MB megabytes of memory
MIO multifunction I/O
MS million samples
MSB mostsignificantbit
multirate scanning scanning different channels at different rates
mux multiplexer—a switching device with multiple inputs that sequentially
connects each of its inputs to its output, typically at high speeds, in order
to measure several signals with a single analog input channel
N
NC normally closed
NO normally open
O
OCX OLE Control eXtension. Another name for OLE or ActiveX controls,
reflected by the .OCX file extension of ActiveX control files.
output settling time the amount of time required for the analog output voltage to reach its final
value within specified limits
P
paging a technique used for extending the address range of a device to point into
a larger address space
PC personal computer