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Bandwidth
Frequency range for output signals

Batch counter
Registers the number of signals released at the main output. In counters with automatic repetition, the number of repeated cycles is counted. (See also operating mode)

Baud rate
Rate of data transfer (bits per second).

BCD
Binary-coded decimal; binary representation of a decimal number.

Binary
Two logical states (yes/no); the basis of binary data-processing systems.

Binary code
Code using binary numbering; often used for absolute measuring systems.

Bistable signal
Output signal; is present until reset conditions (e.g. reset signal) are met.

Bit
Abbreviation for "binary digit"; the smallest unit of information of a binary system, whose value can be 1 or 0 (yes-or-no decision).

Bus
System for communication between several devices via a data line (see interface)

Bus cycle
Time needed for polling every bus slave by the bus master.

Byte
Sequence of 8 bits.
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