Bell-shaped cosine window optimized to minimize the maximum (nearest) side lobe. Recommended for use when your signal content consists of closely spaced sine waves.

Bell-shaped cosine window typically used to analyze continuous signals. Recommended for use when your signal content contains sine waves, a combination of sine waves, vibration data consisting of narrowband random signals, or unknown content.

The visible parts for a computer system, such as the circuit boards, chassis, enclosures, peripherals, cables and so on. It does not include data or computer programs.

A form of distortion in analog circuits in which harmonics (signals whose frequency is an integer multiple of the input signal) are generated. Measured in decibels (dB), harmonic distortion is calculated as the ration of a single harmonic to the level of the original signal. Also related is total harmonic distortion (THD), the ration of the sum of multiple harmonics to the level of the original signal.

A numbering system to base 16

A program used to simplify the creation of computer code. Allows the specification of a computer action using a smaller number of steps than assembly language.

An operation that emphasizes details in an image (image processing) or an operation that attenuates low frequency components of an analog signal (data acquisition).

The graphical representation of the gray scale occupancy of an image. With the horizontal axis representing gray level and the vertical axis representing number of pixels, the histogram graphically presents image contrast and brightness dynamic range.

The blanking signal that is produced at the end of each scanning line.

The portion of a video signal indicating the end of a line of video information. This sync pulse is used by video equipment in order to maintain line synchronization with the incoming video signal.