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  2. PDF - Wikipedia

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    A PDF file is organized using ASCII characters, except for certain elements that may have binary content. The file starts with a header containing a magic number (as a readable string) and the version of the format, for example %PDF-1.7. The format is a subset of a COS ("Carousel" Object Structure) format. [23]

  3. Interactive electronic technical manual - Wikipedia

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    An interactive electronic technical manual (IETM) is a portal to manage technical documentation. IETMs compress volumes of text into just CD-ROMs or online pages which may include sound and video, and allow readers to locate needed information far more rapidly than in paper manuals. IETMs came into widespread use in the 1990s as huge technical ...

  4. Technical documentation - Wikipedia

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    Classes of technical documentation may include: patents. specifications of item or of components/materials. data sheets of item or of components/materials. test methods. manufacturing standards. system requirements. system architecture. system design documents and data including those necessary for the system development, testing, manufacturing ...

  5. User guide - Wikipedia

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    User's guide for a Dulcitone keyboard. A user guide, also commonly known as a user manual, is intended to assist users in using a particular product, service or application. It's usually written by a technician, product developer, or a company's customer service staff. Most user guides contain both a written guide and associated images.

  6. Electronic data interchange - Wikipedia

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    Electronic data interchange. Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the concept of businesses electronically communicating information that was traditionally communicated on paper, such as purchase orders, advance ship notices, and invoices. Technical standards for EDI exist to facilitate parties transacting such instruments without having to ...

  7. Programmable logic controller - Wikipedia

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    SCADA. v. t. e. A programmable logic controller (PLC) or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines, robotic devices, or any activity that requires high reliability, ease of programming, and process fault diagnosis.

  8. MIDI - Wikipedia

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    MIDI (/ ˈmɪdi /; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing, and recording music.

  9. Modbus - Wikipedia

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    Modbus or MODBUS is a client/server data communications protocol in the application layer. [1] It was originally designed for use with its programmable logic controllers (PLCs), [2] but has become a de facto standard communication protocol for communication between industrial electronic devices in a wide range of buses and networks.