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Automation
A technique, method or system of operating a process by highly automatic means, in order to reduce human intervention and increase speed and efficiency.
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floating master
Automation; Industrial automation
A type of communication protocol where mastership changes from station to station on an event basis. Mastership contention is resolved with a polling technique.
database
Automation; Industrial automation
The entire body of data that has to do with one or more related subjects. Typically, it consists of a collection of data files.
linearity error
Automation; Industrial automation
A deviation from a straight line expressed in percentage of full scale. For an ideal A/D or D/A conversion, a graph of the digital values plotted against the corresponding analog ...
fluidics
Automation; Industrial automation
A type of control technology that uses logic elements based on the interaction of jets of fluid.
signal
Automation; Industrial automation
The event or electrical quantity that conveys information from one point to another.
MCR zones
Automation; Industrial automation
Ladder logic program areas where all non-retentive outputs can be turned off simultaneously. Each MCR zone must be delimited and controlled by MCR fence codes (MCR instructions).
