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a·vi·on·ics / ˌāvēˈäniks/ • pl. n. [usu. treated as sing.] electronics as applied to aviation. ∎  electronic equipment fitted in an aircraft.

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FADEC

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FADEC Abbrev. for fully authorized digital engine control. A system in avionics for direct computer control of the engine to optimize fuel use and to monitor safety.

A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH

FADEC

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FADEC Computing fully authorized digital engine control

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH

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