Electrical Glossary

15 Electrical engineering in automation and control. terms

automation
noun
The use of largely automatic equipment in a system of manufacturing or other production process.
fr: automation
control
noun
A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.
fr: contrôle
control systems
nouns
Control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of devices or systems to achieve a desired output.
fr: systèmes de contrôle
design
noun
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made.
fr: conception
digital
noun
(Of signals or data) expressed as series of the digits 0 and 1, typically represented by values of a physical quantity such as voltage or magnetic polarization.
fr: numérique
efficiency
noun
The state or quality of being efficient.
fr: efficacité
electricity
noun
A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
fr: électricité
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engineering
noun
The branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
fr: ingénierie
industrial
adjectif
Relating to or characterized by industry.
fr: industriel
manufacture
noun
The making of articles on a large scale using machinery.
fr: fabrication
nanotechnology
noun
The branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of less than 100 nanometers, especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules.
fr: nanotechnologie
physical
noun
Relating to the body as opposed to the mind.
fr: physique
systems
noun
A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.
fr: systèmes
technology
noun
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
fr: technologie
theory
noun
A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
fr: théorie