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Glossary
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ni.com
API
Application programming interface.
area
A rectangular portion of an acquisition window or frame that is controlled 
and defined by software.
array
Ordered, indexed set of data elements of the same type.
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit. A proprietary semiconductor 
component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific 
functions for specific customer needs.
B
b
Bit. One binary digit, either 0 or 1.
B
Byte. Eight related bits of data, an eight-bit binary number; also used to 
denote the amount of memory required to store one byte of data
buffer
Temporary storage for acquired data.
bus
A group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a computer, 
such as the PCI bus; typically the expansion vehicle to which I/O or other 
devices are connected.
C
C
Celsius.
cache
High-speed processor memory that buffers commonly used instructions or 
data to increase processing throughput.
Camera Link
Interface standard for digital video data and camera control based on the 
Channel Link chipset.
Channel Link
National Semiconductor chipset for high-speed data serialization and 
deserialization for transmission across cables up to 10 m.
CMOS
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.
CPU
Central processing unit.