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EMBEDDED COMPUTING REFERENCE
Plain-language definitions of the embedded, industrial, and edge computing terms our team works with every day.
193 terms
A
AC Power
Actuator
Airflow
Amp
Antenna
Assembly
Automation
B
Bandwidth
Barebones Computer
Battery Backup
Bill of Materials (BOM)
BIOS
Bit
Bluetooth
BOM Freeze
Box
Burn-In Testing
Byte
C
Cable Harness
CAN Bus
Chassis
Chipset
Clock Speed
Cloud Computing
Commercial off-the-shelf
Compatibility
Computer
Computer Storage
Configuration
Conformal Coating
Cooling Fan
Core
Custom Computer
Custom Configuration
D
Data Backup
Data Logger
DC Power
Desktop Computer
Digital Signage
Digital Signage Player
DIN Rail
Display
DisplayPort
Downtime
Drive
Drive Bay
Driver
Dustproof
E
Edge AI
Edge Computing
Electronics
Embedded
Enclosure
Encryption
End-of-Life (EOL)
Ethernet
Expansion Card
Expansion Slot
F
Fanless Cooling
Firewall
Firmware
Flash Memory
Form Factor
G
Gateway
Gigabyte
Gigahertz (GHz)
GPIO
Graphics Card
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
H
Hard Drive (HD)
Hardware
HDMI
Heat Sink
HMI
I
Image Deployment
In-Vehicle Computer
Industrial Automation
Industrial PC
Input
Input/Output (I/O)
Integrated Graphics
Internet of Things (IoT)
IP Address
IP Rating
K
Kilobyte
Kiosk
L
LAN
Latency
LCD
Lead Time
Lifecycle
Lifecycle Management
Long Lifecycle
M
M.2
Machine Vision
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Medical Computer
Megabyte
Memory
Memory Slot
Microchip
MIL-STD
Mini PC
Module
Motherboard
Mounting Bracket
N
NEMA Rating
Network
Network Appliance
NVMe
O
ODM
OEM
OEM Branding
OLED
Operating System
Operating Temperature
Output
Overheating
P
Panel Mount
Panel PC
PCIe
Performance
Peripheral
Point of Sale (POS)
Port
Power Button
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Power Supply
Processor
Product Roadmap
Product Validation
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Protocol
Q
Quality Control
R
Rackmount
RAID
Random Access
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Speed
Redundant Power
Remote Access
Remote Monitoring
Revision
Revision Control
Router
RS-232
RS-485
Rugged Computer
Ruggedized
S
SATA
SCADA
Sealed Computer
Secure Boot
Semiconductor
Sensor
Sequential Access
Serial Port
Server
Shock Resistance
Silicon
Single Board Computer
Smart Factory
Software
Solid State Drive (SSD) or Flash Drive:
Supply Chain
Surge Protection
Surveillance System
Switch
System
T
Terabyte
Testing
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
Thermal Pad
Thermal Throttling
TPM
Transistor
U
UEFI
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Uptime
USB
USB-C
User Authentication
V
VESA Mount
VGA
Vibration Resistance
Vision Inspection
Voltage
W
Water Resistant
Watt
Wi-Fi
Wide Temp
Workstation
Write Speed
