An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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data number (DN)
  شمار ِ داده‌ها  
šomâr-e dâdehâ
Fr.:  

Unit of the analog-to-digital conversion system of a CCD apparatus. For example a 16 bit system may use a maximum of 65536 DN. The acronym ADU, for analog-to-digital unit, is also used.

See also:data; → number.