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Glossary
Prefix Meaning Value
p- pico- 10
12
n- nano- 10
9
µ- micro- 10
6
m- milli- 10
3
k- kilo- 10
3
M- mega- 10
6
G- giga- 10
9
t- tera- 10
12
° degrees
ohms
% percent
A amperes
ANSI American National Standards Institute
bbits
Bbytes
baud bits per second
bps bits per second
CCelsius
COM Computer Output Microform; used in reference to a communication port
CTS clear to send
DB-xx subminiature D connector, where xx is the number of pins