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| Compensation |
The controlling elements that compensate, or, offset the undesirable characteristics of the process being controlled in a system.
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| Duty Cycle |
The ratio of the lengths of the positive to negative halves of a waveform expressed in percentages.
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| Trigger Holdoff |
A front-panel control that inhibits the trigger circuit from looking for a trigger for some specified time after the end of the trace.
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| Single Sweep |
The ability of an oscilloscope to display just one window of time, thus preventing unwanted multiple displays. Useful for trace photography.
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| Bandwidth |
The oscilloscope frequency range within which performance of a particular characteristic falls within specified limits, commonly defined as the difference between the upper and lower frequency at which the response is .707 (-3dB) of the response at the reference frequency.
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| Attenuation |
The decrease in signal amplitude during its transmission from one point to another
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| Amplitude |
Height of a waveform above ground (1/2 peak-peak value)
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| Alternating Current (AC): |
An electric current whose instantaneous value and direction change periodically. The term usually refers to sinusoidally shaped current or voltage waves.
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| Waveform |
Graphic representation of the variation of a quantity (such as volts) as a function of some variable, usually time
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| Campus-Wide Information System |
(CWIS). Publicly available computer systems provided in kiosks on university campuses where users can access directories, databases, bulletin boards, calendars, and other information services.
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