"programmable logic controller" meaning in English

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        "A programmable electronic device used in industrial automation to provide logic and sequencing controls for machinery."
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "programmable electronic device",
          "word": "جهاز تحكم منطقي قابل للبرمجَة"
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          "sense": "programmable electronic device",
          "word": "ohjelmoitava logiikka"
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          "sense": "programmable electronic device",
          "word": "kontrol logika terprogram"
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          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "programmable electronic device",
          "word": "pengawal logik boleh atur cara"
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          "word": "Programmerbar logisk styring"
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          "sense": "programmable electronic device",
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          "word": "controlador lógico programável"
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          "sense": "programmable electronic device",
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          "word": "programovateľný logický automat"
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          "word": "Programmerbart styrsystem"
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          "sense": "programmable electronic device",
          "word": "Programlanabilir Mantıksal Denetleyici"
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      "sense": "programmable electronic device",
      "word": "جهاز تحكم منطقي قابل للبرمجَة"
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      "sense": "programmable electronic device",
      "word": "kontrol logika terprogram"
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      "word": "controlador lógico programável"
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      "sense": "programmable electronic device",
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