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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wavelength

Automation; Industrial automation

The distance traveled by light (or other radiation) while completing one complete sine-wave cycle. It is expressed in nanometers (nm). Each color has a specific wavelength.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Automation; Industrial automation

An organization under the United States Department of Commerce responsible for developing and disseminating federal standards in many areas.

floating-point format

Automation; Industrial automation

A data storage format that includes the location of the decimal point by expressing the power of the base.

resolver

Automation; Industrial automation

A transducer using magnetic coupling to measure absolute rotary position (within one revolution). It generates an analog output and requires special conditioning electronics.

redundancy

Automation; Industrial automation

The duplication of devices for the purpose of enhancing the reliability or continuity of operations.

upload!download

Automation; Industrial automation

Commonly refers to the reading/writing across a link of relatively large blocks of data from one device to another. Whether it is considered an upload or a download may depend ...