distributed numerical control


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distributed numerical control

[di′strib·yəd·əd nü′mer·ə·kəl kən′trōl]
(control systems)
The use of central computers to distribute part-classification data to machine tools which themselves are controlled by computers or numerical control tapes.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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