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10.GLOSSARY

COM1, COM2 ..................................................................................................... Serial communication ports
Available as a standard feature on a PC.
CDOM........................................................................................................Colored Dissolved Organic Mater
CPU ......................................................................................................................... Central Processing Unit.
In the context of PROVBIO-B, this term denotes the board that ensures the running and control of the
system.
CTD ................................................................................................................. Celerity, Temperature, Depth
C for salinity (Celerity)
dbar ................................................................................................................................1/10 bar = 1 decibar
Unit of pressure used for PROVBIO-B. It roughly corresponds to a depth of 1 m.
IFREMER.................................................... Institut Français pour la Recherche et l'Exploitation de la MER
French Institute for the Research and the Exploitation of the Sea.
PC..................................................................................................Personal Computer; IBM-PC compatible.
PROVOR ................................... Name given to the drifting profiler developed by KANNAD and IFREMER.
RS232................... widely recognized standard for the implementation of a serial data communication link.
Triplet................. set of three measurements (Salinity, temperature and depth) all taken at the same time.
VT52, VT100................................................................................................ Video Terminal, type 52 or 100
Computer terminals developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). They are considered standard in
the field.
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PAGE : 32 / 72
DATE : 26/03/2008
INDEX : A
REF. : DOC08018

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