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Glossary
visual basic custom
control (VBXs)
a specific form of binary packaged object that can be created by different
companies and integrated into applications written using Visual Basic
V
OH
volts, output high
V
OL
volts, output low
W
wire
data path between nodes
word
the standard number of bits that a processor or memory manipulates at one
time. Microprocessors typically use 8-, 16-, or 32-bit words.
working voltage
the highest voltage that should be applied to a product in normal use,
normally well under the breakdown voltage for safety margin. See also
breakdown voltage.
WR*
write signal
Z
zero-overhead looping
the ability of a high-performance processor to repeat instructions without
requiring time to branch to the beginning of the instructions
zero-wait-state memory
memory fast enough that the processor does not have to wait during any
reads and writes to the memory
