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numerical control
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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, adjectiveWords nearby numerical control
numeration, numerator, numerical, numerical analysis, numerical aperture, numerical control, numerical identity, numerical taxonomy, numerical weather prediction, numerology, numero uno
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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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