PLC
Industrial control computer
PLC stands for public limited company, the British corporate designation for firms whose shares trade publicly.
It also stands for programmable logic controller, an industrial computer used to automate manufacturing processes like assembly lines and robotic devices: The factory's PLCs control the entire bottling operation.
Context usually makes the meaning clear. (Lowercase plc is the same corporate abbreviation.)
German engineering conglomerate
- MitsubishiJapanese multinational corporation
- RockwellAmerican illustrator surname
- HoneywellMultinational technology corporation
- DeltaAlluvial formation at mouth
Machine-controlled production processes
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- sensorInput-detecting device
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- sequentialOccurring in succession
input/output · CPU · digital signal · rung · assembly line · bottling · packaging · CNC
Solid or resolute
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
shareholder · stock exchange · limited liability · board of directors · annual report
Joint intellectual work
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- inquiryRequest for information
- teaching strategiesMethods for delivering instruction
Siemens
German engineering conglomerate
- MitsubishiJapanese multinational corporation
- RockwellAmerican illustrator surname
- HoneywellMultinational technology corporation
factory automation
Machine-controlled production processes
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- sensorInput-detecting device
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
sequential · input/output · CPU · digital signal · rung · assembly line · bottling · packaging · CNC · HVAC
firm
Solid or resolute
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
conglomerate · shareholder · stock exchange · limited liability · board of directors · annual report
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- inquiryRequest for information
memory
Mind's retention capacity
Individual-use computing machine
PLCLtd
Abbreviation for capped liability
private company · privately held · privately held company · sole proprietorship · partnership