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Industrial automation

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Industrial automation

Thread speed

Automation; Industrial automation

A fixed usually adjustable low speed supplied to provide a convenient method of loading and threading machines. May also be called a preset speed.

Report

Automation; Industrial automation

An application data display or printout containing information in a user-designed format. Reports could include operator messages, part records, and production lists.

Packet size

Automation; Industrial automation

The number of bytes that can be transmitted as one independent group on a physical medium. The size may vary, with the maximum packet size being determined by the implementation.

Block

Automation; Industrial automation

1) A set of words or bytes handled as a unit, but not addressable as a unit as with a file. A block is typically defined by the number of words in length and the starting word address within a file. ...

Mouse

Automation; Industrial automation

A pointing device that when positioned by hand on a desk surface, translates that physical position into a cursor position on a screen.

Logic

Automation; Industrial automation

General term for digital circuits and programmed instructions to perform required decision-making and computational functions.

Enable

Automation; Industrial automation

To activate logic by the removal of a suppression signal.

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