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Record 1 1997-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Control Systems (Electronic Instrumentation)
DEF

of a machine or system: Its internal condition which can be described, for example, by listing its next state and next output, for any conceivable input. If the state of a machine is never changed by its input, it is a one-state machine.

OBS

The flip-flop conditions of set or reset.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Systèmes cybernétiques de contrôle et de commande
DEF

Ensemble des informations caractérisant à un moment donné un mécanisme (Par exemple, état d'un signal, état d'une machine, état d'un canal).

Spanish

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