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<p>A <b>distributed control system</b> (<b>DCS</b>) is a computerized <a href="page.php?w=control_system">control system</a> for a process or plant usually with many <a href="page.php?w=control_loop">control loop</a>s, in which autonomous controllers are distributed throughout the system, but there is no central operator supervisory control. This is in contrast to systems that use centralized controllers; either discrete controllers located at a central control room or within a central computer. The DCS concept increases reliability and reduces</p><p>
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