Pre-processor
From Mass Spec Terms
| DRAFT DEFINITION | 
| Pre-processor | 
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| A device in a data acquisition system which performs a significant amount of data reduction, extracting specific information from raw signal representations, in advance of the main processing operation. | 
| Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission | 
| This is an unofficial draft definition presented for information and comment. | 
Orange Book
| ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023) | 
| Pre-processor | 
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| A device in a data acquisition system which performs a significant amount of data reduction, extracting specific information from raw signal representations, in advance of the main processing operation. | 
| IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12 | 
| Index of Orange Book Terms | 
