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AUTOMATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Productivity and Profitability
  • Production Management
DEF

The use of combinations of mechanical and instrumental devices to replace, refine, extend, or supplement human effort and faculties in the performance of a given process, in which at least one major operation is controlled, without human intervention, by a feed-back system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Productivité et rentabilité
  • Gestion de la production
DEF

[...] Emploi d'ensembles de dispositifs mécaniques et instrumentaux pour remplacer, affiner, augmenter ou suppléer le travail manuel et intellectuel humain dans la réalisation d'une procédure donnée dans laquelle au moins une opération importante est contrôlée par un système de rétroaction sans intervention humaine.

Spanish

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