Abbreviations
When unusual abbreviations appear in this developer note, the corresponding terms are also spelled out. Standard units of measure and other widely used abbreviations are not spelled out.
Here are the standard units of measure used in developer notes:
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A
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amperes
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mA
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milliamperes
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dB
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decibels
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A
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microamperes
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GB
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gigabytes
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MB
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megabytes
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Hz
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hertz
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MHz
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megahertz
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in.
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inches
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mm
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millimeters
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k
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1000
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ms
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milliseconds
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K
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1024
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s
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microseconds
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KB
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kilobytes
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ns
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nanoseconds
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kg
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kilograms
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ohms
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kHz
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kilohertz
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sec.
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seconds
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k
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kilohms
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V
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volts
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lb.
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pounds
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W
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watts
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Other abbreviations that may be used in this note include:
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$n
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hexadecimal value n
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ADB
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Apple Desktop Bus
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ATA
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advanced technology attachment
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ATAPI
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advanced technology attachment packet interface
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AV
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audiovisual
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CD-ROM
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compact disc read-only memory
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DIN
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Deutsche Industries Norm
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EMI
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electromagnetic interference
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GCR
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group code recording
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IC
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integrated circuit
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IDE
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integrated device electronics
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I/O
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input/output
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IR
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infrared
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JEDEC
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Joint Electronics Devices Engineering Council
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PCI
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Peripheral Component Interconnect
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PIO
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parallel input output
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SCSI
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Small Computer System Interface
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SCC
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serial communications controller
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USB
|
Universal Serial Bus
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