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numerical control

numerical control

noun Computers.
control of a machine tool, or other device used in a manufacturing process, by a computer, other control circuitry, or recorded digital commands.

Origin:
1950–55

numerically controlled, adjective
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numerical control
 
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engineering a form of computer control applied to machine tools, by which an operation is directed from numerical data stored on tape or punched on cards

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