CMS Glossary

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ADC   

Analog to Digital Converter   

AFS   

Andrew File System

ATM   

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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BER   

Bit Error Rate

BMU   

Barrel Muon Group

BX   

Beam Crossing

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CLHEP   

Class Library for HEP

CMKIN   

CMS Kinematics Package

CMS   

Compact Muon Solenoid

CPT   

Computing, Physics and Trigger/DAQ Project

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DCS   

Detector Control System

DQM   

Data Quality Monitoring

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EVB   

Event Builder

EvF   

Event Filter

EVM   

Event Manager

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FES   

Front End System

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GTP   

Global Trigger Processor

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HLT   

High Level Trigger

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IGUANA   

Interactive Graphics for User Analysis

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LPC   

LHC Physics Center

LV1   

Level-1 Trigger

LXR   

Linux Cross Reference

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MTCC   

Magnet and Cosmic Challenge

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PRS   

Physics Reconstruction and Selection

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RCN   

Readout Control Network

ROC   

Remote Operations Center

RTP   

Regional Trigger Processor

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SCRAM   

Software Configuration, Release And Management

-T-

TTC   

Timing, Trigger & Control

TDL   

Trigger Data Link

TriDAS   

Trigger and Data Acquisition Systems

TTC   

Timing, Trigger & Control

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XDAQ   

Platform for the development of distributed data acquisition systems.

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