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digitron

(ˈdɪdʒɪˌtrɒn)
n
(Electronics) electronics a type of tube, for displaying information, having a common anode and several cathodes shaped in the form of characters, which can be lit by a glow discharge. Also called: Nixie tube
[C20: from digit + -tron]
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O peso atual foi aferido no momento da entrevista, utilizando balanca digital (digitron); alem de estatura, peso pre-cirurgico e tempo exato de pos-operatorio foram coletados no prontuario.
Digitron's Battery Emulator is listed at 80 kW and can be expanded to 400 kW.
La termocupla estaba conectada a un termometro, Digitron Ltd, modelo 2751-K, con indicacion digital y salida analogica, a traves de un selector de doce vias.
The digital signal was derived from a computer via a high speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, which allowed for a sampling frequency of 10 Hz to display as the pressure was shown by the subject on the cushion; a pump adapted to cushion; and a pressure gauge model Digitron[R] model 2081P (Digitron Instrumentation Ltd; Wooland Road, Torquay, England) capable of measuring very small pressures (0-97 mm Hg).
We used two devices to measure temperature fluctuations: a Raytek ST80, a non-contact infrared thermometer (Distance to spot size: 50:1, accuracy [+ or -] 1% and a resolution of 0.1[degrees]C) and a Digitron 2080R, a hand held air thermometer (Accuracy [+ or -] 1.5% and a resolution of 0.1[degrees]C).
The Cava Guard Group now occupies the 2,000 sq ft building previously occupied by landlords Swiss log Digitron, a subsidiary of the Swiss-owned global provider of integrated logistical solutions.
Information is sent directly to software called SCADA Digitron (Figure 2).
DigiTrak is Digitron's automatic wireless HACCP monitoring solution.