Distributed control system (DCS)
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A control system that regulates a process (manufacturing, chemical or other) from a series of strategic positions in the processing plant, as opposed to from a single, centralized control unit. Microprocessor-based distributed control systems (DCS) originated in continuous process industries (e.g., refineries). and integrate distributed automation controllers, networks, application servers, workstations and other modules necessary to build a complete automation system.