kHz
Kilohertz (frequency). The international measure of sound frequency, 1 kHz is equal to 1000 complete cycles per second. < Back to Glossary of Terms index
ksps
kilo samples per second, see Sample Rate
ms
Milliseconds. International measure of time, one one-thousandth of a second. E.g a 10 ms duration bat call lasts for one one-hundredth of a second, a 100 ms pause is one tenth of a second, and a 1000 ms sequence of calls is one second long.
OPS
Octaves per second
qCF
quasi-Constant Frequency, see Quasi-Constant Frequency
VU
Volume Unit (VU meter)