Understanding Automotive Electronics, 7th Edition

Glossary

Accumulator (Computer component) The basic work register of a computer.

Actuator A device which performs an action in response to an electrical signal.

A/D (also ADC) Analog-to-digital converter; an electronic circuit device that generates binary or binary coded digital output that is proportional to an analog input voltage.

A/F See Air/Fuel Ratio.

Analog Circuits Continuous time linear electronic circuits in which voltages are proportional to some physical quantities.

Assembly Language An abbreviated computer language in which basic computer instructions and addresses are represented by pneumonic alphabetic symbol groups.

BDC Bottom dead center; the extreme lowest position of the piston during its stroke.

Bit A binary digit; a single ...