PLC

pi ɛl ˈsi

Definition

Definition of PLC - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: public limited companycompany that sells shares to the public

The PLC announced its annual profits.

company

corporation

enterprise

acr: Programmable Logic Controller

TECH.

electronic device that controls machines automatically

TECH.

The PLC stopped the conveyor belt for safety.

acr: Palestinian Legislative Council

Rare

the main law-making body in Palestine

Rare

The PLC passed a new law today.

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Origin of PLC

Acronym PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)

Examples of PLC in a sentence

Investors are keen on the new PLC's offerings.
A PLC monitors the temperature in the factory.
Engineers programmed the PLC to sort packages.
The PLC convened to discuss economic reforms.
Many citizens attended the PLC meeting.

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French:SA, API, ...
German:AG, SPS, ...
Italian:PLC, Controllore Logico Programmabile, ...
Spanish:SA, PLC, ...
Portuguese:SA, Controlador Lógico Programável, ...
Chinese:上市公司, 可编程逻辑控制器, ...
Japanese:公開有限会社, PLC, ...
Arabic:شَرِكَة مُساهَمَة عامَّة, مُتَحَكِّم مَنْطِقِي قَابِل لِلْبَرْمَجَة, ...
Hebrew:חֶבְרָה צִיבּוּרִית בְּעַ"מ, בַּקָּר לוֹגִי מְתוּכְנָת, ...
Russian:ПАО, ПЛК, ...
Ukrainian:публічна акціонерна компанія, ПЛК, ...
Hindi:पीएलसी, प्रोग्रामेबल लॉजिक कंट्रोलर, ...
Bengali:পাবলিক লিমিটেড কোম্পানি, পিএলসি, ...
Catalan:SA, PLC, ...
Czech:akciová společnost, PLA, ...
Danish:børsnoteret aktieselskab, programmerbar logisk styring, ...
Dutch:NV, PLC, ...
Greek:PLC, Προγραμματιζόμενος Λογικός Ελεγκτής, ...
Hungarian:nyilvánosan működő részvénytársaság, PLC, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមហ៊ុនសាធារណៈមានទំនួលខុសត្រូវកម្រិត, ឧបករណ៍បញ្ជាតក្កវិជ្ជាអាចសរសេរកម្មវិធីបាន, ...
Korean:주식회사, PLC, ...
Persian:سهامی عام, کنترل‌کننده منطقی برنامه‌پذیر, ...
Polish:PLC, programowalny sterownik logiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):companhia de capital aberto, CLP, ...
Romanian:SA, PLC, ...
Swedish:AB, PLC, ...
Thai:บมจ, ตัวควบคุมลอจิกแบบโปรแกรมได้, ...
Turkish:AŞ, PLC, ...
Vietnamese:TNHH, Bộ điều khiển logic lập trình được, ...

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