Test & Measurement Glossary

In this glossary you will find about 500 terms, abbreviations and acronyms used in the world of test, measurement, and electronics. The following figure shows the number of entries of the selected letter of the alphabet.

There are 468 entries in this glossary.

Term	Definition
RSSI	Received Signal-Strength Indicator
RT	Rise Time
RTD	Resistive Temperature Detector
RTM	Reference Test Method
S/H	Sample and Hold
S/I	Signal-to-Interference Ratio
S/N	Signal-to-Noise (Ratio)
SA	Signature Analysis
SAOI	Semi-automatic optical inspection
SAR	Specific Absorption Rate
Scalar Network Analyser	An instrument that measures the network parameters of electrical networks, a Scalar Network Analyzer measures only amplitude properties.
SCPI	Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
SDOF	Single Degree of Freedom (Modal Analysis)
SDR	Signal-to-Distortion Ratio
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscope

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