WILEY ELECTRICAL AND
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`ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
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`DICTIONARY
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`Steven M. Kaplan
`Lexicographer
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`International Electrotechnical Commission
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`385
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`An intema-
`International Electrotechnical Commission
`tional organization which prepares and publishes standards
`pertaining to electrical and electronic devices and products.
`Its abbreviation is IEC.
`international farad An older unit of capacitance equal
`approximately 0.9995 farad.
`International Federation of Information Processing An
`organization which coordinates the efforts of multiple na-
`tional societies dealing with information processing.
`Its ab-
`breviation is IFIP.
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`to
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`to
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`international henry An older unit of inductance equal
`approximately 1.0005 henry.
`international joule An older unit of work or energy equal to
`approximately 1.0002 joule.
`international ohm An older unit of resistance, impedance, or
`reactance equal to approximately 1.0005 ohm.
`International Organization for Standardization A multina-
`tional body which sets international standards, such as those
`pertaining to communications, with the goal of facilitating
`economic and technological activity between countries.
`This entity is very often incorrectly referred to as Interna-
`tional Standards Organization.
`Its abbreviation ISO,
`is
`also a word prefix meaning equal or uniform.
`International Standards Organization An incorrect, but
`very commonly used name for International Organization
`for Standardization.
`Its abbreviation is ISO.
`International System of Units
`Its abbreviation is SI, taken
`from its French name Systéme International d‘Unite's. A
`system used for measurement of physical quantities using
`internationally accepted fundamental units which are de-
`fined in an absolute manner. Currently, the base, or funda-
`mental, SI units are: the second, for time; the kilogram, for
`mass; the meter, for distance; the ampere, for electric cur-
`rent; the Kelvin, for temperature; the mole, for amount of
`substance; and the candela, for luminous intensity.
`In addi-
`tion, there are other.units defined algebraically in terms of
`these base units. These include hertz, joule, watt, coulomb,
`volt, and ohm. Furthermore, the SI allows the use of spe-
`cific non-approved units, such as electronvolt, bel, and ang-
`strom.
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`International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
`Same as INTELSAT.
`International Telecommunications Union Same as ITU.
`International
`Telecommunications
`Union-
`Radiocommunication Sector Same as ITU—R.
`International
`Telecommunications
`Telecommunications Standardization Sector
`ITU-T.
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`Union-
`Same as
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`international volt An older unit of electric potential equal to
`approximately 1.0003 volt.
`international watt An older unit of power equal to approxi-
`mately l.0002 watt.
`Internet A communications network composed of two or
`more networks or subnetworks. An intemet may consist, for
`instance of two interconnected LANS.
`It is an abbreviation
`of internetwork. This contrasts with the next entry, Inter-
`net, in which the term is capitalized.
`Internet A worldwide network of interconnected autonomous
`networks, which is utilized for commerce, education, re-
`search, entertainment, and the obtaining of or exchange of
`information on virtually anything of human interest. The
`Internet currently encompasses hundreds of millions of
`computers and users, and spans nearly 200 countries.
`Among other services, users can exchange email, browse the
`World Wide Web, purchase and sell goods, and so on. An
`Internet service provider, for instance, may be used for ac-
`cess.
`Its abbreviation is net. Also called information
`highway (2), information superhighway (2), cyberspace
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`Internet-based training
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`(2), or Infobahn (2). This contrasts with the previous entry,
`internet, in which the term is not capitalized.
`Internet 2 A high-speed network connecting member institu-
`tions, and which is intended for academic and research-
`oriented use.
`Its abbreviation is I2. Also called Internet II,
`or next-generation Internet (2).
`Internet access The ability to access the lntemet. Also, man-
`ner in which this is accomplished, such as utilizing the ser-
`vices of an Internet service provider. Also called Web ac-
`cess.
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`Internet access device Same as Internet appliance.
`Internet access provider Same as Internet service provider.
`Its abbreviation is IAP.
`Internet address Its abbreviation is net address. 1. Same as
`IP address. 2. Same as Internet domain name. 3. A se-
`quence of characters which uniquely identify an email ac-
`count. The standard fonnat is user name@domain name.
`In
`the case of xxxx@zzz.com.qq, xxxx is the user name, and
`zzz.com.qq is the domain name. Also called email address,
`or address (5).
`Internet advertising Advertisements, such as banner, sky-
`scraper, and pop-up ads, appearing over the Internet. Also,
`delivery of such ads. Also called Web advertising, or
`online advertising.
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`Internet appliance Any device, such as a properly equipped
`computer, PDA, TV, or cellular phone, which provides ac-
`cess to the Internet. Also, such a device specifically de-
`signed for this purpose.
`Its abbreviation is net appliance.
`Also called Internet access device, or smart appliance (3).
`Internet Architecture Board An organization which helps
`oversee various matters pertaining to the Internet, and which
`collaborates closely with the Internet Engineering Task
`Force.
`Its abbreviation IAB.
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`Internet Assigned Numbers Authority The organization
`originally responsible for assigning IP addresses.
`Its current
`functions, such as coordinating with the Internet Engineer-
`ing Task Force, are now taken care of by the Internet Corpo-
`ration for Assigned Names and Numbers.
`Its abbreviation
`IANA.
`Internet auction An auction that takes place over the Internet.
`Countless Web sites offer innumerable items which people
`or entities wish to sell to the highest bidders. Also called
`online auction.
`Internet back bone Same as Internet backbone.
`Internet backbone A superfast network spanning the globe,
`linking national Internet service providers at speeds that can
`exceed 100 Gbps. Local Internet service providers connect
`to regional Internet service providers, which in turn connect
`to this backbone, to be a part of the Internet. Also spelled
`Internet back bone. Also called backbone (3).
`Internet banking Banking in which transactions, such as
`viewing statements or effecting payments, are performed via
`the Internet.
`Internet-based education Same as Internet-based instruc-
`tion.
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`Internet-based instruction Learning in which the Internet is
`used extensively or exclusively for lessons and/or resources.
`It is usually a part of a computer-based instruction program.
`Also called Internet-based education, or Internet-based
`teaching. .
`Internet-based learning Learning in which the Intemet is
`used extensively or exclusively for instruction and/or re-
`sources. It may be part of a distance learning program.
`Internet-based teaching Same as Internet-based instruc-
`tion.
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`is
`Internet-based training Training in which the Internet
`used extensively or exclusively for instruction and/or re-
`sources.