Industrial Control System
Formal
An industrial control system is a general term that encompasses several types of control systems used in industrial production, including SCADA systems, distributed control systems (DCS), and other smaller control system configurations such as programmable logic controllers (PLC).
Practical
Computer hardware and software that monitor and control industrial processes that exist in the physical world, where operator-driven supervisory commands can be pushed to remote station devices. Industries such as electrical, water, oil, and gas are typical ICS users.
