In PLC programming, we often encounter some professional English vocabulary, which can be very difficult for beginners to understand. This article summarizes some commonly used professional English vocabulary for PLCs and provides translations.
01Words starting with ‘a’
absolute absolute position
Absolute output absolute maximum output
actuator actuator
against comparison
allocate allocation
alter change/modification
ambient surrounding environment
ambient operating temperature
analog analog
analysis analysis
applicable applicable
assign assignment
02Words starting with ‘b’
back up battery backup battery
barcode reader/ID barcode reader
base unit main circuit board
baud baud rate
beforehand in advance
binary binary
buffer memory buffer memory
bus bus
03Words starting with ‘c’
case case
characteristic characteristic
check verification
child-station child station
common terminal common terminal
compatible compatible
compound compound
condensation condensation
condition condition
conductive conductive
configuration configuration
configure configuration
confirm confirmation
consumption consumption
content directory
control level control level
convenient convenient
conventionaly conventional
conversion conversion
converter converter
conveyor conveyor
corrosive corrosive
cutoff cutoff
countermeasure countermeasure
04Words starting with ‘d’
debug debugging
dedicated shielding
dedicated dedicated
default value default value
define define/explain
design design
device level field level
diagnosis diagnosisdigital digital
din rail DIN rail
diverse diverse
download download
duplicate identical
dust dust
05Words starting with ‘e’
eliminate avoid
enterprise level management level
erase clear
exceed exceed
execute execute
expand expand
06Words starting with ‘f’
faulty faulty station
field bus field bus
fix fixed
flexibly flexible
flow flow rate
format format
fuse fuse
07Words starting with ‘g’
graph graph
guaranteed guaranteed
08Words starting with ‘h’
handle handle
hardware manual hardware manual
hint hint
humidity humidity
09Words starting with ‘i’
individual individual
inductance inductance
initiate initiate
input input
input point input points
install installationinstruction instruction
insulation isolation
interface interface
interlocking interlocking
internal internal
interrupt interrupt
invalid invalid
10Words starting with ‘m’
magnetic magnetic
main circuit main circuit
malfunction malfunction
mandatory mandatory
maintenance maintenance
manual manual
mechanical mechanical
mechanical life mechanical life
module module/component
momentary power failure momentary power failure
monitor monitor
mount mount
multiple multiple
11Words starting with ‘n’
negative negative
12Words starting with ‘o’
observation observation
occupy occupy
occur occur
offline offlineoffset gain offset gain
oil mist oil mistoptical loop optical loop
optimum optimum
output output
overall overall
overview overview
13Words starting with ‘p’
parameter parameterpath path
perform perform
performance specifications performance specifications
peripheral peripheral/external device
phase phase
point point
port port
positive positivepower line power line
power>precaution precautions
print board printed circuit board
procedure procedure
programming interface programming interface
protocol protocol
14Words starting with ‘r’
range range
rated input voltage rated input voltage
ratio ratio
refer to refer to
recommend recommend
reduce reduce
register data register
relay relay
remote I/O remote I/O
reserved station reserved master station
resistor resistor
15Words starting with ‘l’
load bridging resistor load bridging resistor
load compensating resistor load compensating resistor
load shifting resistor load shifting resistorload transfer resistor load transfer resistor
load-resistor contactor load resistor contactorload resistance contactor load resistance contactor
anode load resistor anode load resistor
effect of load resistor effect of load resistor
16Words starting with ‘r’
resolution resolution
Maximum resolution maximum resolution
restriction restriction
retry retry
17Words starting with ‘s’
scan scan
screw screw
seamless network seamless network
sequence programme sequential control program
serial communications module serial communication module
series series
servo servo system
short short circuit
signal signal
sink sink
slot peripheral component expansion slot
sources source
specifications specifications
stabilized power supply stabilized power supply
standby master station standby master station
start up startup
status status
step drive step drive
storage storage
store storage
switch off switch off
switch switch
18Words starting with ‘t’
table table
transfer transfer
transistor transistor
transmission speed transmission speed
transmit transmit
triac triac
troubleshooting troubleshooting
19Words starting with ‘u’
unusable unusable
upload upload
utilize utilize
20Words starting with ‘v’
verify verification
voltage voltage
21Words starting with ‘w’
watchdog watchdog timer
width rangewire chips wire ends
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