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.

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Origin of numerical control

First recorded in 1950–55

OTHER WORDS FROM numerical control

numerically controlled, adjective

Words nearby numerical control

numeration, numerator, numerical, numerical analysis, numerical aperture, numerical control, numerical identity, numerical taxonomy, numerical weather prediction, numero uno, numerology
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British Dictionary definitions for numerical control

numerical control

noun

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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