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Glossary is usually defined as an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge. This knowledge base glossary provides a collection of knowledge base documents that define many technical terms. These terms are arranged alphabetically, but you can quickly jump to a specific term by selecting its first letter from the index of the knowledge base glossary below.
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8 Glossary Terms Found
Terminal Panel
A circuit board with screw terminals or another connector system that allows convenient connection of field signals to a data acquisition system.

Throughput Rate
The maximum repetitive rate at which a data conversion system can operate with a specified accuracy. It is determined by summing the various time required for each part of the system and then by taking the inverse of this time.

TIFF(Tag Image File Format)
A specification for image storage used to store or import digital images.

Time Domain
When plotted, amplitudes are graphed in relation to time. Also see Frequency Domain.

Time Stamp
Information added to a message, record or other unit of data indicating the time at which it was processed by the system.

Toggling
Process of changing from one binary state to another.

Transducer
A device that converts length, position, temperature, pressure, level, etc, into a different energy form (i.e., voltage or current).

Trigger
Input signal to a flip-flop or one-shot which causes the output to change states depending on the conditions of the control signals.

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