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SCADA
Supervisory control and data acquisition
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Short definition
A system that gathers data from distributed assets, sends it to a control centre and lets operators monitor or control processes from a central location. The commands available and the degree of automation depend on the system’s design and configuration.
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Intuition
Supervision brings together field measurements and the control functions available to operators.
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Primary sources
- NIST SP 800-82r3, September 2023Section 2.3.2, page 12: data acquisition, supervision and control.