numerical control
The automated control of machine tools by means of numbers corresponding to motion inputsThe automated control of machine tools by means of numbers corresponding to motion inputs.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The automated control of machine tools by means of numbers corresponding to motion inputs.
Near-synonym: CNC (broadly synonymous in current usage)
Synonyms
2 synonymsNCCNC[Appendix:Glossary
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable