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*'''Two comments''': 1) Both terms seem to be used (e.g., per [https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/numerical-control this]), and Wikipedia prefers concise titles. 2) I thought "numerical control" was simply an alternative term for using [[numerical analysis]] in a [[control system]] of any sort, not just something to do with [[machining]] or 3D printing. [[Control theory]] is applied much more broadly than for machining, and numerical methods are commonly applied in control systems, e.g., using [[Sampling (signal processing)|sampling]], [[A/D conversion]] and [[digital signal processing]]. — [[User:BarrelProof|BarrelProof]] ([[User talk:BarrelProof|talk]]) 21:46, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
*'''Oppose''' - Back when computers had tape drives, you wouldn't think of using a computer to control a machine tool - NC tools had dedicated random logic that was much simpler than a programmable computer. --[[User:Wtshymanski|Wtshymanski]] ([[User talk:Wtshymanski|talk]]) 01:55, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
*:So you're saying that numerical control is not the same as ''computer'' numerical control. But the article treats them as the same. If you're right (and you do appear to know more about the topic than I do) than the article needs to be rewritten to make the difference clear. [[User:Isaac Rabinovitch|Isaac Rabinovitch]] ([[User talk:Isaac Rabinovitch|talk]]) 22:18, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
*::Wtshymanski, your claim is not borne out by our [[history of numerical control]] article. [[User:Srnec|Srnec]] ([[User talk:Srnec|talk]]) 20:05, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
*:::I think @[[User:Wtshymanski|Wtshymanski]] makes a really important point. I still favor the move request (which I wrote in the first place) but it's true that NC and CNC are not the same thing, and the article needs to reflect that. The confusion comes from the fact that pretty much all NC is now CNC, but didn't used to be. [[User:Isaac Rabinovitch|Isaac Rabinovitch]] ([[User talk:Isaac Rabinovitch|talk]]) 20:17, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
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