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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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transaction (TNS) field

Automation; Industrial automation

A 16-bit field that indicates which message transaction is taking place.

contact histogram

Automation; Industrial automation

A feature that allows a display (or printout) of the on and off times for any selected data table bit.

search function

Automation; Industrial automation

Allows the user to quickly find and display any instruction in the program.

information

Automation; Industrial automation

The meaning assigned to data by known conventions.

angstrom

Automation; Industrial automation

Unit of measure for the wavelength of light (10A = 1nm).

multiple-rung display

Automation; Industrial automation

A feature that allows a number of rungs within a ladder logic program to be displayed simultaneously on a terminal.

ac

Automation; Industrial automation

Alternating current.