L: Label Linearity, Theoretical Slope

label

In data processing, a set of symbols that is used to identify or describe an item, record, message, or file. Occasionally, it may be the same as the address in storage.

labeled

Equipment or materials to which have been attached the label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an approved organization. The approval to label the equipment or materials is given by a government authority that has jurisdiction and is concerned with product evaluation. It periodically inspects the production of labeled equipment or materials, and this organization's label indicates that the manufacturer complies with the appropriate, specified standards or performance levels. Note: Some agencies use the terms approved, listed, or certified equipment to indicate compliance with the applicable standard. [ANSI/ISA-RP12.6-1995; ANSI/ISA-12.01.01 2000]

labeled common

Named data areas that are accessible to all computer programs that declare them.

labeled molecule

A molecule of a specific chemical substance in which one or more of its component atoms is an abnormal nuclide. That is, a nuclide that is radioactive when the molecules are normally composed of stable isotopes, or vice versa.

lactometer

A hydrometer that is designed to measure the specific gravity of milk.

ladder diagram

A diagram used to program a programmable controller. Power flows through a network of relay contacts that are arranged in horizontal rows called "rungs" between two vertical rails on the side of the diagram that contains the symbolic power. The basic program elements are contacts and coils as in electromechanical logic...