Oscilloscope Glossary |
Term | Definition |
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Gain | Magnitude ratio. Amount of amplification, normally expressed in dB. |
Gbit/s | Gigabit per second = specifies a date rate i.e. 1,000,000,000 bits transfered per second. |
GHz | 1,000,000,000 Hz. Unit of frequency. |
Gigahertz | 1,000,000,000 Hz. Unit of frequency. |
GPIB |
GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) - short range digital communications bus invented in the late 1960s by Hewlett-Packard for automatic test equipment. Also known as HP-IB, GP-IB and IEEE-488.
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ground | Voltage reference point in a circuit. Has the same electric potential as the surrounding earth. |