Hardware Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. Q
   Transistor (circuit diagram marking)
2. RET
   Resolution Enhancement Technology
3. S
   Switch
4. SAR
   Successive Approximation Register
5. SAT
   Site Acceptance Test
6. SATA
   Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
7. SCR
   Stripchart Recorders
8. SCR
   System Clock Reference
9. SOSI
   System of Systems Interoperability
10. U
    Unwind tape
11. U
    Integrated circuit (circuit diagram marking)
12. ADU
    Analog-to-Digital Unit
13. ADU
    Automatic Duplex Unit
14. ASP
    Auxiliary Storage Pool (IBM AS/400 systems)
15. ASP
    ATM Switch Processor
16. CMY
    Cyan-Magenta-Yellow
17. CPU
    Central Processing Unit
18. CPU
    Core Processing Unit
19. CSU
    Channel Service Unit
20. ESV
    Expanded Scale Voltmeter

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