Sentence examples for programmable systems from inspiring English sources

By 1975 the word "hacker", which was now in widespread usage, was defined in the Jargon File, a glossary for computer programmers, as "a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities".

The first reads, "A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary".

As noted in the third edition of The New Hacker's Dictionary (M.I.T. Press, 1996), Eric S. Raymond's compilation of computer-related jargon, a hacker is "a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary".

These programmable systems could help save customers money by allowing them to charge their cars at lower electricity rates, but experts say they can also improve the stability of the grid and help it better adapt in the event sources of power with great variability, like wind and solar energy, become a larger part of the supply.

This chapter focuses on several safety design standards for programmable systems.

This creates a new generation of scientist-hackers (I use "hacker" as "A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and stretching their capabilities" [1]).

Waferscale's programmable system devices can retain data even when a device is turned off through so-called flash memory.

These programmable system-on-a-chip devices are becoming the new "breadboards" (ie, wiring lash-ups) for electronics designers.

The 57 apartments, which are on sale from about $446,500 for a one-bedroom unit to $1.6 million for three bedrooms, will come with fancy finishes: appliances from both Bosch and Liebherr, Brazilian walnut flooring and a programmable system that allows residents to remotely control lighting, temperature, sound, surveillance and even the drapes with a computer or mobile device.

Different control modes of the programmable system have been evaluated to mimic clinical applications.

The wrist device is based on a programmable system-on-chip (PSoC) from Cypress.