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Process Automation System; A process control system that uses a network to interconnect sensors, controllers, operator terminals and actuators. A PAS is based on open standards in contrast to a DCS (distributed control system), which is traditionally proprietary. See [[DCS]]. (Direct link to industrial context: [[Distributed_Control_System]]