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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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TurboETT™ system

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley system consisting of DataMyte data collectors and connecting hardware and cables, and IBM-PC compatible software to automate statistical quality control (a ...

Pyramid Integrator system (PI)

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley system that closely couples programmable control, machine vision, and information processing functions by configuring them on a common backplane bus that provides ...

Data Highway 485 link (DH-485 link)

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley token-passing baseband link for a local area network based on the RS-485 standard.

Data Highway Plus link (DH+ link)

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley token-passing baseband link for a local area network.

Data Highway II link (DHII link)

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley token-passing carrier-band link for a local area network.

Electronics Industries Association (EIA)

Automation; Industrial automation

An American agency that sets electrical/electronic standards.

I/O image table

Automation; Industrial automation

An area in memory with addresses corresponding to each input and output module.