Automation

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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hard copy

Automation; Industrial automation

Any form of a printed document such as a ladder diagram program listing.

transmitted-data return (TXDRET)

Automation; Industrial automation

The signal-return line for TXD.

SF3000

Automation; Industrial automation

A family of configurable dc field regulators available from the Rockwell Automation Drive Systems Group.

resolution

Automation; Industrial automation

1) The smallest distinguishable increment into which a quantity can be devised (e.g., position or shaft speed). 2) The degree to which nearly equal values of a quantity can be ...

routine

Automation; Industrial automation

A sequence of instructions that monitors and controls a specific application function.

decimal

Automation; Industrial automation

Pertains to the base-10 numbering system.

data terminal

Automation; Industrial automation

1) A device used only to send or receive data. 2) A peripheral device that can load, monitor, or dump memory data. This includes CRT devices and line printers.