National Instruments 374318A-01 用户手册

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distribution

Ability to install programs you develop with Measurement Studio to others 
working on different computers.

DLL

Dynamic Link Library. A library of functions that link to a program and 
load at run time rather than being compiled into the program. Loading 
libraries only when they are needed saves memory in software applications.

DMM

Digital Multimeter. A common measurement instrument that measures 
resistance, current, and voltage in a wide variety of applications.

downlevel browser

Previous generation Web browser with limited client interaction. See also 

driver

Software that controls a specific hardware device, such as a data acquisition 
board or GPIB interface board. See also 

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Ethernet

Standard connection type for networks, where computers are connected by 
coaxial or twisted-pair cable.

event

Object-generated response to some action or change in state, such as a 
mouse click or a completed acquisition. The event calls an event procedure 
that processes the event.

executable

Program file with a 

.exe

 extension that you can run independently of the 

development environment in which it was created.

form

Window or area on the screen on which you place controls and indicators 
to create the user interface for your program.

front panel

Interactive user interface of a virtual instrument. Modeled after the front 
panel of physical instruments, it is composed of switches, slides, meters, 
graphs, charts, gauges, LEDs, and other controls and indicators.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol. Protocol based on TCP/IP to exchange files between 
computers.