Teledyne API T703/T703U Calibrator Operation Manual A Primer on Electro-Static Discharge
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GLOSSARY
Note: Some terms in this glossary may not occur elsewhere in this manual.
Term Description/Definition
10BaseT
an Ethernet standard that uses twisted (“T”) pairs of copper wires to transmit at 10
megabits per second (Mbps)
100BaseT same as 10BaseT except ten times faster (100 Mbps)
APICOM name of a remote control program offered by Teledyne-API to its customers
ASSY
Assembly
CAS
Code-Activated Switch
CD
Corona Discharge, a frequently luminous discharge, at the surface of a conductor or
between two conductors of the same transmission line, accompanied by ionization of the
surrounding atmosphere and often by a power loss
CE
Converter Efficiency, the percentage of light energy that is actually converted into
electricity
CEM
Continuous Emission Monitoring
Chemical formulas that may be included in this document:
CO
2
carbon dioxide
C
3
H
8
propane
CH
4
methane
H
2
O water vapor
HC general abbreviation for hydrocarbon
HNO
3
nitric acid
H
2
S hydrogen sulfide
NO nitric oxide
NO
2
nitrogen dioxide
NO
X
nitrogen oxides, here defined as the sum of NO and NO
2
NO
y
nitrogen oxides, often called odd nitrogen: the sum of NO
X
plus other compounds such as
HNO
3
(definitions vary widely and may include nitrate (NO
3
), PAN, N
2
O and other
compounds as well)
NH
3
ammonia
O
2
molecular oxygen
O
3
ozone
SO
2
sulfur dioxide
cm
3
metric abbreviation for cubic centimeter (replaces the obsolete abbreviation “cc”)
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DAC
Digital-to-Analog Converter
DAS
Data Acquisition System
DCE
Data Communication Equipment
DFU
Dry Filter Unit
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol used by LAN or Internet servers to
automatically set up the interface protocols between themselves and any other
addressable device connected to the network
DIAG Diagnostics, the diagnostic settings of the instrument.
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