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`development cycle
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`device
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`development cycle See: software development cycle.
`development life cycle See: software development cycle.
`development methodology (software) A systematic approach
`to the creation of software that defines development phases
`and specifies the activities, products, verification procedures,
`and completion criteria for each phase. See also: software.
`(USE) 72949835
`development platform A system used to prepare an application
`for execution. Such a system is possibly distinct from the
`system on which the application will execute.
`(C/PA) 100313-1998
`development specification See: requirements specification.
`development system (1) The computer system used to compile
`and configure a PCTSJ.
`(CfPA) 2003.1—1992
`(2) The computer system used to compile and configure a
`PCTS.
`(CfPA) 13210-1994
`development testing Formal or informal testing conducted dur—
`ing the development of a system or component, usually in the
`development environment by the developer. Contrast: ac-
`ceptance testing; operational testing. See also: qualification
`testing.
`(C) 610124990
`deviation {1) (A) (software) A departure from a specified re-
`quirement. Contrast: waiver; engineering change. See also:
`configuration control. (B) (software) A written authorization,
`granted prior to the manufacture of an item, to depart from a
`particular performance or design requirement for a specific
`number of units or a specific period of time. Note: Unlike an
`engineering change, a deviation does not require revision of
`the documentation defining the affected item. Contrast:
`waiver; engineering change. See also: configuration control.
`(C) (navigation aid terms) The angle between the magnetic
`meridian and the axis of a compass card. Indicates the offset
`of the compass card from magnetic north.
`(CIAESIGCS) 6t0.12—]990, 172—1933
`(2) (automatic control) Any departure from a desired or ex-
`pected value or pattern.
`(IAtPEJAPPiEDPGflAC) [69], [3], [60]
`(3) (nuclear power quality assurance) A departure from
`specified requirements.
`(PEINP) {124]
`(4) Departure from a specified dimension or design require—
`ment. usually defining upper and lower limits. See also: to]—
`erance.
`(SCCMIQUL) SI 10-1997, 268—1982s
`deviation distortion (data transmission) Distortion in an FM
`receiver due to inadequate bandwidth and inadequate ampli—
`tude modulation rejection, or inadquate discriminator linear—
`ity.
`(PE) 599-1985w
`deviation factor (1) (rotating machinery) (wave) The ratio of
`the maximum difference between corresponding ordinates of
`the wave and of the equivalent sine wave when the waves are
`superposed in such a way as to make this maximum difference
`as small as possible. Note: The equivalent sine wave is de-
`fined as having the same frequency and the same root—mean—
`square value as the wave being tested. See also: direct—axis
`synchronous impedance.
`(PE) {9]
`(2) (electrical measurements in power circuits) The devi-
`ation factor is the ratio of the maximum difference betWeen
`corresponding ordinates of the wave and of the equivalent
`sine wave to the maximum ordinate of the equivalent sine
`wave when the waves are superposed in such a way as to
`make this maximum difference as small as possible. The
`equivalent sine wave is defined as having the same frequency
`and the same rms value as the wave being tested.
`{PEJPSIM) 120-1989r
`deviation, frequency See: frequency deviation.
`deviation from a sine wave (harmonic control and reactive
`compensation of static power converters) (converter char-
`acteristics) (selflcomnrutated converters) A single number
`measure of the distortion of a sinusoid due to harmonic com~
`poncnls. It is equal to the ratio of the absolute value of the
`maximum difference between the distorted wave and the fun—
`damental lo the crest value of the fundamental. See also: max—
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`imum theoretical deviation from a sine wave.
`(IAtSPC) 936—]987w, 519—1992
`deviation integral, absolute See: absolute deviation integral,
`deviation ratio (frequency-magmatim; systeyng} (data trans.
`mission) The ratio of the maximum frequency deviation to
`the maximum modulating frequency of the system.
`(PE) 599-1985w
`deviation sensitivity (1) (navigation aid terms) The rate of
`change of course indication with respect to the change of
`displacement from the course line,
`
`(AESIGCS) 172—1983w
`(2) (frequency-modulation receivers) The least frequency
`deviation that produces a specified output power.
`188-1952w
`
`deviation, steady-state See: steady—state deviation.
`deviation system (control) The instantaneous value of the ul—
`timately controlled variable minus the command. Note: The
`use of system error to mean a system deviation with its sign
`changed is deprecated. Synonym: system overshoot. See also:
`deviation.
`(PEflAtEDPGtIAC) 421—1972s, {60]
`deviation, transient See: transient deviation.
`device (1) (FASTBUS acquisition and control) (FASTBUS
`device) Any equipment capable of connecting to a segment
`and responding to the mandatory features of the FASTBUS
`protocol.
`(NID) 960-1993
`(2) (696 interface devices) (general system) A circuit or log
`icaI group of circuits resident on one or more boards capable
`of interacting with other such devices tlu-ough the bus.
`{CfMM} 696-1983w
`(3) (nuclear power generating station} An itetn of electric
`equipment that is used in connection with, or as an auxiliary
`to, other items of electric equipment. (For example, as used
`in IEEE Std 649—1980, a device is a starter, contactor, circuit
`breaker, relay,-etc.).
`(PEICOMITNNP) 649—19805. 455—1985w, 344—19753
`(4) (programmable instrumentation) A component of a
`system that does not function as the system—controller but
`typically receives program messages from and sends response
`messages to the controller. A device may optionally have the
`capability to receive control from the controller and become
`the controller—in-charge of the system. A device meets all the
`requirements stated in IEEE Std 4882—1987.
`(JMtAlN) 488,2—1992r
`(S) (packaging machinery) A unit of an electrical system
`which is intended to carry but not consume electrical energy.
`(IAIPKG) 333—]980w
`(6) A medical instrument or other device used to generate data
`on a particular patient.
`(EMBMIB) 1073.3.1-1994
`(7) A hardware unit that is capable of performing some spe—
`cific function.
`(CIBA) 1275—1994
`(8) A component of an VXIbus system. Normally, a device
`will consist of one VXIbus board. However, multiple—slot de—
`vices and multiple—device modules are permitted. Some ex~
`amples of devices are computers, multimeter-s, multiplexers,
`oscillators. operator interfaces. and counters.
`(CMM) 1155—1992
`(9) In networking, a unit that provides a means for inputting
`and outputting data over the transmission medium.
`(C) 6103—1995
`(10) (software) A mechanism or piece of equipment designed
`to serve a purpose or perform a function,
`(C) 610.10-1994w, 61012—1990
`(1 1) A computer peripheral or an object that appears to the
`application as such.
`(CfPA) 9945—14996, l003.5«l999
`(12) (electrical equipment) An operating element such as a
`relay, contactor, circuit breaker, switch, valve, or governor
`used to perform a given function in the operation of electrical
`equipment.
`(SWGIPEKSUB) (331100-1992, (3311-1994
`(13) Any independent test resource. A test resource may be
`either manually or automatically controlled. Devices can gen-
`erate stimuli, measure response, or provide switching control.
`Examples include voltnreters, counters, and power supplies.
`(SCC20) 993—1997
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`deVice address
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`298
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`D flipdlop
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`(14) A reference to an integrated circuit or other design struc—
`ture.
`(CWT) 1450—1999
`device address The (32—m)—hit identifying number assigned to
`a PASTE US device that is compared with the signals on the
`AD lines during a logical primary address cycle of a FAST—
`BUS operation. The device address is formed by the group
`and module addrcss fields, The (remaining) low—order in bits
`are assigned to the internal address field.
`(NID) 960—1993
`device alias A shorthand representation for a device path.
`(CIBA) 1235—1994
`
`device arguments The component of a node name that is pro-
`vided to a package‘s open method to provide addtional de—
`vice—specific information.
`(CIBA) 12754994
`device class-broadcast Selective broadcast—class specified by
`CSR#7, Controls device response to subsequent cycles within
`the broadcast.
`(NID) 960-1993
`device communications controller (DCC) A communications
`interface associated with a medical device, A DCC may sup—
`port one or more physically distinct devices acting as a single
`network communications unit. its purpose is to provide a
`point-to—point serial communication link to a bedside com—
`munications controller (BCC).
`(EMBMiB) 107141—2000, 107332-2000
`device control character (data management) A control char—
`acter used for the control of auxiliary devices associated with
`a data processing system or data communication system; for
`example, a control character for switching such devices on or
`off.
`(C) 610.5-199flv.I
`device control language A language used to monitor auditor
`control the state of a device.
`(CIMM)
`[284.4—2000
`device coordinate system (computer graphics) A device—de—
`pendent coordinate system in which the coordinates of ad—
`dressable points are expressed in integer addressable units.
`Note: A device driver maps normalized device coordinates or
`world coordinates to actual device coordinates.
`(C) 610.6—1991w
`device-dependent (computer graphics) Pertaining to that
`which can be used only on a particular device. Contrast: de—
`vice-independent.
`(C) 610.6-1991w
`device driver (1) (computer graphics) The software that trans-
`lates device—independent commands
`into device—specific
`commands.
`(C) 610.6—1991w
`(2) The software responsible for managing low-level U0 op—
`erations for a particular hardware device or set of devices.
`Contains all the device-specific code necessary to communi—
`cate with a device and provides a standard interface to the
`rest of the system. See also: firmware device driver; operating
`system device driver.
`(CJBA) 1275—1994
`(3) A program that runs on the host and manages the sending
`and receiving of information from the peripheral. The driver
`utilizes the link level interface defined in this standard to com—
`municate data between the application program and the pe~
`ripheral personality.
`(CIMM) 1234-1994
`(4) A software component that permits a System to control
`and communicate with a peripheral device. See also: printer
`driver; disk driver.
`(C) 610.10—1994w
`Device ID A structured, variable length ASCI] message iden—
`tifying the manufacturer, command set, and model of the pe—
`ripheral. The message is provided by the peripheral in re—
`sponse to a request issued by the host during the negotiation
`phase. Provided that the peripheral supports the bidirectional
`lnode requested by the host, this message is provided in the
`reqUested mode. The Device ID is intended to assist the host
`in selecting the device auditor peripheral driver appropriate to
`the peripheral.
`(CfMM) 1284—1994
`device-independent (computer graphics) Pertaining to that
`which can be used on a variety of devices. Contrast: device-
`dependent.
`(C) 610,6-199tw
`device interface One of the interfaces specified in this standard
`that allows devices to be identified, characterized, and used
`to assist other Open Firmware functions such as booting.
`(CIBA) 1275—1994
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`device media control language (data management) A lan-
`guage that may be used to describe the physical layout and
`organization of data within some physical storage media.
`(C) 610.5—1990w
`device node A particular entry in the device tree, usually de-
`scribing a single device or bus, consisting of properties, meth—
`ods, and private data. (A device node may have multiple child
`nodes and has exactly one parent node. The root node has no
`parent node).
`(CJBA) 1275—1994
`device path A textual name identifying a device node by show—
`ing its position in the device tree.
`(ORA) 1215—1994
`device register (A) An addressable register used to store infor-
`mation describing the device. See also: control
`register.
`(B) An addressable register used to store status and control
`information, and data for transmission to or from a device.
`Synonym: device status word.
`(C) 61010-1994
`device rise time (photomultiplier-s for scintillation counting)
`The mean time difference between the 10— and 90—percent
`amplitude points on the output waveform for full cathode il-
`lumination and delta—function excitation. DRT is measured
`with a repetitive delta—function light source and a sampling
`oscilloscope. The trigger signal for the oscilloscope may be
`derived from the device output pulse, so that light sources
`such as the the scintillator light source may be employed.
`(NPS) 398—19’l2r
`device space (computer graphics) The area defined by the ad—
`dressable points of a display device.
`(C) 610.6—1991w
`device specifier Either a device path, a device alias, or a hybrid
`path that begins with a device aiias and ends with a device
`path.
`(CJ'BA) 1275—1994
`device status word Sec: device register.
`device tree A hierarchical data structure representing the phys—
`ical configuration of the system. (The device tree describes
`the properties of the system‘s devices and the devices’ relaA
`tionships to one another. Most Open Firmware elements [de-
`vices, buses, libraries of software procedures, etc] are named
`and located by the device tree.)
`(CIBA)
`[275—1994
`dew point The temperature at which the water vapor in the gas
`begins to condense, expressed in degrees Fahrenheit (”F) or
`Celsius (”C).
`(PEHC) 1125—1993
`device port The physical connection points through which sig-
`nals flow into or out of a device or where timing, synchro~
`nization, and triggering control are accomplished.
`(SCCZO) 993—1997
`device type Identifies the set of properties and package classes
`that a node is expected to implement. Specified by the
`“device_type“ property.
`(CIBA) 1275—1994
`device under test (OUT) The device to be placed in a test fix—
`ture and tested.
`(CITY) 1450-1999
`dew point temperature The temperature at which condensation
`of water vapor begins in a space.
`(IAIPSE) 24i—1990r
`dew withstand voltage test A test to determine the ability of
`the insulating system to withstand specified overvoltages for
`a Specified time without flashover or puncture while com-
`pletely covered with dew.
`€37.23—1987r
`(SWGIPE) €37.100‘1992,
`dezincification Parting of zinc from an alloy (parting is the pre-
`ferred term), Note: Other terms in this category, such as den—
`ickelification, dealuminification, demolybdenizatiou, etcet—
`era, should be replaced by the tenn parting. See also: parting.
`(IA) [59]
`
`DF See: direction finder.
`DF antenna See: direction finder antenna system,
`DFD See: data flow diagram.
`D Filter A 300 Hz to 3400 Hz bandpass filter used for measuring
`noise, impulse noise, or data modern signal power. Noise
`measured through the D-Notched filter is used to evaluate its
`effect on the performance of a data modern.
`(COMITA) 743—1995
`D flip-flop A flip—flop that has one data input, one trigger, and
`an output which assumes the state of the data input when the
`trigger is received.
`(C) 610.]0—1994W
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`0<m<l
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`[52]
`(1M)
`modify (A) To change the contents of a database. (B) To change
`the logical structure of a database. See also: alter.
`(C) 610.5—1990
`
`Modula 2 See: MODUlar LAnguage II.
`MODULA II See: MODUlar LAnguage ll.
`modular (software) Composed of discrete pans. See also: mod—
`ular decomposition; modular programming.
`
`(C) 610.12—1990
`modular assembly A circuit breaker element consisting of
`scaled interrupters, mechanism, and connecting terminals.
`(SWG/PE) C37.59-1996
`modular constraint See: grid constraint.
`modular decomposition (software) The process of breaking a
`system into components to facilitate design and development;
`an element of modular programming. Synonym: modulariza—
`tion. See also: factoring; hierarchical decomposition; demo—
`dularization;
`cohesion;
`coupling; packaging;
`functional
`decomposition.
`(C) 610124990
`modularity (software) The degree to which a system or com—
`puter program is composed of discrete components such that
`a change to one component has minimal impact on other com—
`ponents. See also: cohesion; coupling.
`(C) 610.12—1990
`modularization See: modular decomposition.
`MODUlar LAnguage II (MODULA II) A programming lan—
`guage developed, as an expanded version of Pascal, to support
`modular design, structured programs, and mathematical cal—
`culations. See also: block~structured language.
`(C) 610.13-1993w
`modular programming (software) A software development
`technique in which software is developed as a collection of
`modules. See also: stepwise refinement; data structure-cen-
`tered design; transaction analysis; rapid prototyping; modular
`decomposition;
`input—process—output;
`structured
`design;
`transform analysis; object‘oriented design.
`
`(C) 610.12—1990
`
`MODULAR II See: MODUlar LAnguage II.
`modulate (A) To convert voice or data signal for transmission
`over a communications network. Contrast: demodulate.
`(B) To vary one or more attributes of a carrier (amplitude,
`frequency, phase) such that the frequency information in the
`modulating signal can be recovered by its inverse process.
`(C) 610.7-1995
`modulated 12.5T pulse (linear waveform distortion) A burst
`of color subcarrier frequency of nominally 3.58 MHZ. The
`envelope of the burst is sin2 shaped with a HAD of nominally
`1.56 us. The MOD 12.5T pulse consists of a luminance and
`a chrominance component. The envelope of the frequency
`spectrum consists of two parts, namely signal energy concen-
`trated in the luminance region below 0.6 MHZ and in the
`chrominance region from roughly 3 MHz to 4.2 MHZ.
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`BURST
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`all”
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`Envelope of frequency spectrum of modulated 12. 5T pulse
`modulated 12.5T pulse
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`(BT) 511~1979w
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`module
`
`modulation (1) (A) (data transmission) (Carrier). (i) The pro—
`cess by which some characteristic of a carrier is varied in
`accordance with a modulating wave. (ii) The variation of
`some characteristic of a carrier. See also: angle modulation;
`modulation index. (B) (data transmission) {Signal transmis-
`sion system). (i) A process whereby certain characteristics of
`a wave, often called the carrier, are varied or selected in ac—
`cordance with a modulating function. (ii) The result of such
`a process. See also: angle modulation; modulation index.
`(PE) 599—1985
`(2) (diode-type camera tube) The ratio of the difference be-
`tween the maximum and minimum signal currents divided by
`the sum. To avoid ambiguity, the optical input image intensity
`shall be assumed to be sinusoidal in the direction of scan.
`(ED) 503-1978w
`(3) (fiber optics) A controlled variation with time of any
`property of a wave for the purpose of transferring informa-
`tion.
`(StleO) 812—1984w
`(4) (overhead-power-line corona and radio noise) The pro—
`cess by which some characteristic of a carrier is varied in
`accordance with a modulating signal.
`(T&D/PE) 539—1990
`(5) (broadband local area networks) The method whereby
`information is superimposed onto a RF carrier to transport
`signals through a communications channel.
`(LM/C) 802.7—1989r
`(6)'The process of changing or regulating the characteristics
`of a carrier that is vibrating at a certain amplitude and fre-
`quency so that the variations represent meaningful informa-
`tion. Contrast: demodulation.
`(C) 610.7-1995
`modulation contrast (diode-type camera tube) The ratio of
`the difference between the peak and the minimum values of
`irradiance to the sum of the peak and the minimum value of
`irradiance of an image or specified portion of an image.
`(ED) 503~1978w
`> modulation index (angle modulation with a sinusoidal mod-
`ulating function) (data transmission) The ratio of the fre—
`quency deviation of the modulated wave to the frequency of
`the modulating function. Note: The modulation index is nue
`merically equal to the phase deviation expressed in radians.
`(PE) 599—1985w
`modulation threshold (illuminating engineering) In the case
`of a square wave or sine wave grating, manipulation of lu—
`minance differences can be specified in terms of modulation
`and the threshold may be called the modulation threshold.
`min
`Lmax _ L
`Lmax + Lmin
`
`modulation =
`
`Periodic patterns that are not sine wave can be specified in
`terms of the modulation of the fundamental sine wave corn—
`ponent. The number of periods or cycles per degree of visual
`angle represents the spatial frequency.
`(EEC/IE) [126]
`modulator A device that converts a signal into a modulated
`signal that is suitable for transmission.
`(C) 6107—1995
`modulation transfer
`function (diode-type camera tube)
`RO(N), the modulus of the optical transfer function (OTF), is
`synonymous with the sine amplitude response. That is, the
`response of the imaging sensor to sinewave images. When
`the modulation transfer functions or MTFs of a linear sensor's
`components are known, the overall system MTF can be found
`by multiplying the individual component MTFs together.
`(ED) 503—1978w
`
`modulator-demodulator See: modem.
`
`module (1) (cable penetration fire stop qualification test) An
`opening in a fire resistive barrier so located and spaced from
`adjacent modules (openings) that its respective cable penetra—
`tion fire stop’s performance will not affect the performance
`of cable penetration fire stops in any adjacent module. A mod—
`ule may take on any shape to permit the passage of cables
`from one or any number of raceways.
`(ED) 58l—1978w
`(2)
`(A) (software) A program unit that is discrete and iden-
`tifiable with respect to compiling, combining with other units,
`and loading; for example, the input to, or output from, an
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`module aging
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`MTM-Bus
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`MTM-Bus
`Module
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`Interface
`Application
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`Logic
`Logic
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`
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`An MTM-Bus module
`
`NOTE—An MTM—Bus module consists of MTM-Bus interface logic and module application logic.
`MTM—Bus module
`
`linkage editor, or executive routine.
`assembler, compiler,
`(B) (software) A logically separable part of a program. Note:
`The terms “module,” “component,” and “unit” are often used
`interchangeably or defined to be sub—elements of one another
`in different ways depending upon the context. The relation—
`ship of these terms is not yet standardized.
`
`(C) 610.12—1990
`(3) (STEbus) A plug-in unit consisting of one or more boards
`that contains at least one bus interface conforming to IEEE
`Std 10004987, which plugs into the backplane.
`(C/MM) 1000-1987r
`(4) (MULTIBUS) A basic functional unit within an agent.
`(C/MM) 1296—19875
`(5) Collection of circuitry designed to perform specific func-
`tions that includes an interface to Futurebus+.
`(C/BA) 10857—1994, 896.4-1993w, 896.3-1993w
`(6) (NuBus) See also: board.
`(C/MM) 1196—1987w
`(7) A board or board set that comprises a single physical unit.
`It provides mechanical mounting and protection of electronic
`components, thermal transfer of heat away from the compo-
`nents to an external heat sink, and electrical and fiber—optic
`connections. A module is removable and replaceable.
`(BA/C) 14536-1995
`
`(8) A plug—in unit per IEC 50.
`(C/BA) 1101.4-1993, 1101.3~1993
`(9) A board, or board set, consisting of one or more nodes,
`that share a physical interface to SCI. If a module has multiple
`boards with backplane—mating connectors, it only uses one
`for the logical connection to the node. The others may provide
`additional power or I/O for their associated boards, but other-
`wise merely pass the input link signals through to the output
`link to provide continuity in case the module is plugged into
`a ring—connected backplane.
`(C/MM)
`l596—1992
`(10) Typically a board assembly and its associated mechani-
`cal parts, front panel, optional shields, etc., which contains
`everything required to occupy a slot in a mainframe. A mod~
`ule may occupy one or more slots.
`(C/MM) 1155-1992
`(11) A collection of circuitry that is designed to perform a
`specific operation. This is standard terminology for Future—
`bus+, while VME64 uses board synonymously.
`(C/BA) 1014.1—1994w
`(12) A board, or board set, consisting of one or more nodes
`that share a physical interface. Although only one board in a
`module connects to bus signals, each board connector could
`provide power from the bus.
`(C/MM) 1212-1991s
`(13) An electronic circuit assembly that connects to one or
`more slots on the backplane. It is removable from and re-
`placeable in a backplane assembly via connectors.
`(C/BA) 896.2—199lw
`(14) An addressable unit or interconnected set of units at-
`tached to the MTM—Bus and fully supporting the MTM-Bus
`protocols. The boundary of an MTM~Bus module may cor—
`respond to the physical partitioning of the system, but is not
`required to do so. For the purposes of this document, a module
`
`is comprised of an MTM-Bus interface and module applica~
`tion logic, as shown in the figure below.
`(TT/C) 11495-1995
`(15) (FASTBUS module) Any FASTBUS Device that can be
`housed in a FASTBUS crate, that can connect to a crate seg—
`ment and that conforms with the mandatory specifications for
`a FASTBUS module.
`(NID) 960-1993
`(16) A packaged functional hardware unit designed for use
`with other components.
`(C) 610.10*1994w
`(17) The smallest component of physical management; i.e., a
`replaceable device.
`(C/MM) 1394—1995
`(18) Multiple cells/units in a single assembly.
`(SB) 11884996
`(19) A board or board set consisting of one or more nodes
`that share a physical interface, although only one board in a
`module connects to bus signals. Each board connection could
`provide power from the bus.
`(C/BA) 1156.4-1997
`(20) Any assembly of interconnected components that con—
`stitutes an identifiable device, instrument, or piece of equip—
`ment. A module can be disconnected, removed as a unit, and
`replaced with a spare. It has definable performance charac-
`teristics that permit it to be tested as a unit. A module could
`be a card, a drawout circuit breaker, or other subassembly of
`a larger device, provided it meets the requirements of this
`definition.
`(PE/NP) 603-1998
`module accelerated aging (nuclear power generating station)
`(advanced life conditioning) The acceleration process de—
`signed to achieve an advanced life condition in a short period
`of time. It is the process of subjecting a module or component
`to stress conditions in accordance with known measurable
`physical or chemical laws of degradation in order to render
`its physical and electrical properties similar to those it would
`have at an advanced age Operating under expected service
`conditions. In addition, when operations of a device are cy—
`clical, acceleration is achieved by subjecting the device to the
`number of cycles anticipated during its qualified life.
`(PE/NP) 381—1977w
`module accuracy (nuclear power generating station) Con—
`formity of a measurement value to an accepted standard value
`or true value. Note: For further information, see Process
`Measurement and Control Terminology SAMA PMC-20.l—
`1973.
`(PE/NP) 381—1977w
`module address (MA) (1) (FASTBUS acquisition and con-
`trol) The group of bits assigned in the device address field of
`a FASTBUS address which identifies the module on its seg—
`ment. The module address may partially overlap the group
`address.
`(NID) 960—1993
`(2) An eight—bit value uniquely identifying an MTM—Bus
`module.
`('IT/C) 11495—1995
`module aging (nuclear power generating station) (natural)
`The change with passage of time of physical chemical, or
`electrical properties of a component or module under design
`range operating conditions which may result in degradation
`of significant performance characteristics.
`(PE/NP) 381—1977w
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