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2. Rack unit - Wikipedia

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   Rack with sample component sizes including an A/V half-rack unit. A rack unit (abbreviated U or RU) is a unit of measure defined as 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (44.45 mm). [1] [2] It is most frequently used as a measurement of the overall height of 19-inch and 23-inch rack frames, as well as the height of equipment that mounts in these frames, whereby the height of the frame or equipment is expressed ...

3. 19-inch rack - Wikipedia

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   There is little evidence that the dimensions of these early racks were standardized. Telephone equipment racks (1923) The 19-inch rack format with rack-units of 1.75 inches (44.45 mm) was established as a standard by AT&T around 1922 in order to reduce the space required for repeater and termination equipment in a telephone company central ...

4. File:Server rack rail dimensions.svg - Wikipedia

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   Description: A section of rail from a 19" server rack unit, showing how typical rack units 1U through 4U are distributed among the mounting holes.: Date: 6 August 2007: Source: Own work, based on the public-domain image Server-Rack-Rail-Dimensions.gif at en.wikipedia

5. Blade server - Wikipedia

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   In a standard server-rack configuration, one rack unit or 1U—19 inches (480 mm) wide and 1.75 inches (44 mm) tall—defines the minimum possible size of any equipment. The principal benefit and justification of blade computing relates to lifting this restriction so as to reduce size requirements.

6. Eurocard (printed circuit board) - Wikipedia

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   Eurocard is an IEEE standard format for printed circuit board (PCB) cards that can be plugged together into a standard chassis which, in turn, can be mounted in a 19-inch rack. The chassis consists of a series of slotted card guides on the top and bottom, into which the cards are slid so they stand on end, like books on a shelf.

7. Rack rail - Wikipedia

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   The height of rack rail is determined by the number of rack units required for mounting the equipment. The design of racks and rack rails is specified in ECIA - EIA/ECA-310. Each rack unit (U) is equivalent to 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (44 mm). Most rack rail is in sizes from 2 units high (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in or 89 mm) to 54 units high (78 + 3 ⁄ 4 in or ...