numerical control

noun

, Computers.

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

numerical control

noun

1. 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

Other Words From

• numerically controlled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of numerical control¹

First recorded in 1950–55