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SENSOR-BASED COMPUTER [1 record]

Record 1 2001-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Computers and Calculators
DEF

A type of computer designed and programmed to receive real-time data (analog or digital) from transducers, sensors, and other data sources that monitor a physical process. The computer may also generate signals to elements that control the process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
OBS

connecté à l'instrumentation : qualifie un processus physique relié à des capteurs ou transducteurs aux fins de surveillance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
DEF

Computadora (ordenador) diseñada para usarse en la recepción de datos en tiempo real desde transductores o sensores que supervisan un proceso físico.

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