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  • 1computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …

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  • 2automation — /aw teuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. 2. a mechanical device, operated electronically,… …

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  • 3Strategic management — is a field that deals with the major intended and emergent initiatives taken by general managers on behalf of owners, involving utilization of resources, to enhance the performance of firms in their external environments.[1] It entails specifying… …

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  • 4Electric actuator — Actuators are used for the automation of industrial valves and can be found in all kinds of technical process plants: they are used in wastewater treatment plants, power plants and even refineries. This is where they play a major part in… …

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  • 5Columnmaster 4000 — The multi column version of the Columnmaster 4000 The Columnmaster 4000 is a piece of laboratory equipment designed for use in automating column purification (a type of protein purification[1]). Based on easy to understand physical concepts, the… …

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  • 6Celestial navigation — Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is a position fixing technique that was devised to help sailors cross the featureless oceans without having to rely on dead reckoning to enable them to strike land. Celestial navigation uses… …

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  • 7Electronic toll collection — (ETC), an adaptation of military identification friend or foe technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads by collecting tolls electronically. It is thus a technological implementation of a road pricing concept. It determines whether the …

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  • 8Operations research — For the academic journal, see Operations Research: A Journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Operations research (also referred to as decision science, or management science) is an interdisciplinary… …

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  • 9CF-105 Arrow — Infobox Aircraft name= CF 105 Arrow type= Interceptor manufacturer= Avro Aircraft Limited (Canada) caption= Photo from the Canadian Department of National Defence designer= first flight= 25 March 1958 introduction= retired= status= Cancelled 20… …

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  • 10PROFINET — is the open industrial Ethernet standard of PROFIBUS PROFINET International (PI) for automation. PROFINET uses TCP/IP and IT standards, is real time Ethernet, and allows investment protection through seamless integration of fieldbus systems.The… …

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