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Term	Explanation
Abrasion	Abrasion resistance is the ability of a cable jacket to resist surface
	wear.
ABS	Acrylinitril-Butadiene-Styrol. An impact resistant rigid material.
AC	Acronym for alternating current.
Accel. Aging	Accelerated aging is the test that simulates long time
	environmental conditions in a relatively short time.
ACR	Abbreviation for attenuation crosstalk ratio. The difference
	between attenuation and crosstalk, measured in dB. (decibel)
Actuator	A power mechanism used to effect motion of a robot.
ADP	Abbreviation for Absolute Digital Position. Used with encoders
	that produces an output signal indicative of an absolute position.
AF	Audio frequency.
Alloy	A metal formed by combining two or more different metals to
	obtain desirable properties.
AM	Amplitute modulation.
Ampacity	The maximum current for an insulated wire or cable.
Ampere (A)	The unit of current. One Ampere is the current flowing through one
	ohm of resistance at one volt potential.
	Discoverer: Andre' Marie Ampere (1775-1836)
Amplitude	The maximum value of a varying wave form.
Analog	Representation of data by continiously variable quantities.