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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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re-try
Automation; Industrial automation
Repeat attempting to send a transmission from one point to another. A re-try is executed when the original transmission is unsuccessful. Re-tries are executed repeatedly until the ...
reply
Automation; Industrial automation
1) A message transmitted in reply to a command message. 2) See command-reply pair
thumb-wheel switch
Automation; Industrial automation
A multi-position rotary switch with a sprocket that is stepped forward or backward by using a finger or thumb to rotate it.
false-pulse protection
Automation; Industrial automation
Circuitry designed to protect against false pulses during power-up or power-down action.
rise time
Automation; Industrial automation
The time it takes to raise an analog voltage or current output level from 10% to 90% of maximum.
restore
Automation; Industrial automation
1) To return a word to its initial value. 2) To download a copy of a memory file to a programmable controller to overwrite one that had been altered.
algorithm
Automation; Industrial automation
A set of procedures used for solving a problem in a finite number of steps.
