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test item


(IEEE) A software item which is the object of testing.
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ALU


arithmetic logic unit.
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Alû


arithmetic logic unit.
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computer word


A sequence of bits or characters that is stored, addressed, transmitted, and operated on as a unit within a given computer. Typically one to four bytes long, depending on the make of computer.
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demodulate


Retrieve the information content from a modulated carrier wave; the reverse of modulate. Contrast with modulate.
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EBCDIC


extended binary coded decimal interchange code.
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EEPROM


electrically erasable programmable read only memory.
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GIGABYTE


Approximately one billion bytes; precisely 230 or 1,073,741,824 bytes. See: kilobyte, megabyte.
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latency


(ISO) The time interval between the instant at which a CPU's instruction control unit initiates a call for data and the instant at which the actual transfer of the data starts. Syn: waiting time.
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National Bureau of Standards


Now National Institute for Standards and Technology.
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