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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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TNS field
Automation; Industrial automation
Transaction field. A 16-bit field that indicates which message transaction is taking place.
trunk-line/drop-line configuration (for parallel connection)
Automation; Industrial automation
1) In a linear arrangement of parallel (bus) connections, a physical configuration such that each device is connected to the bus at the end of a drop-line that is connected to a ...
manipulated variable (M) (control variable)
Automation; Industrial automation
A quantity or condition that is varied (by the controller) as a function of the actuating error signal so as to change the value of the controlled variable. A quantity or ...
function keys
Automation; Industrial automation
Keys on a keyboard labeled F1, F2, F3, etc. The function of each of these keys is defined by software and a key may have a different function for each menu display.
manufacturing resource planning (MRP) systems
Automation; Industrial automation
Usually computerized programs to manage flow of materials and labor for manufacturing operations.
open machine (motors)
Automation; Industrial automation
A machine with ventilating openings that permit passage of external cooling air over and around the windings of the machine (NEMA Standard).
end of transition (EOT)
Automation; Industrial automation
An instruction required on the last rung of a transition file of a sequential function chart.
