machine control logic
81Industrial Ethernet — is the name given to the use of the Ethernet protocol in an industrial environment, for automation and production machine control.Until recently, a PLC (Programmable logic controller) would communicate with a slave machine using one of several… …
82SGI Indigo² and Challenge M — The SGI Indigo² and the SGI Challenge M were Unix computers marketed by SGI from 1992 to 1997. The Indigo², code named Fullhouse , was a desktop workstation. The Challenge M was a server which differed from the Indigo² only by a slightly… …
83Cycloconverter — For the rotating electrical machine, see Rotary converter Connection of the thyristors in a cycloconverter A cycloconverter or a cycloinverter converts an AC waveform, such as the mains supply, to another AC waveform of a lower frequency,… …
84The Return of Nathan Brazil — infobox Book | name = The Return of Nathan Brazil title orig = translator = image caption = author = Jack L. Chalker illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction novel publisher = Del… …
85Artificial intelligence — AI redirects here. For other uses, see Ai. For other uses, see Artificial intelligence (disambiguation). TOPIO, a humanoid robot, played table tennis at Tokyo International Robot Exhibition (IREX) 2009.[1] Artificial intelligence ( …
86computer — 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… …
87Computer — For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation). Computer technology redirects here. For the company, see Computer Technology Limited. Computer …
88computer science — computer scientist. the science that deals with the theory and methods of processing information in digital computers, the design of computer hardware and software, and the applications of computers. [1970 75] * * * Study of computers, their… …
89Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
90Algorithm — Flow chart of an algorithm (Euclid s algorithm) for calculating the greatest common divisor (g.c.d.) of two numbers a and b in locations named A and B. The algorithm proceeds by successive subtractions in two loops: IF the test B ≤ A yields yes… …
