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.
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
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