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I came across a mention of a display of "graphical aircraft system synoptics" on this page. I think in context that it means "status display" or "summary page"- the page that shows flap position, hydraulic pressure, etc.
However, synoptic isn't even a noun in some dictionaries. Google searches for the word turned up only passing references to the term, not a solid definition. The actual word usage seems very aviation-specific. What does the term actually mean and how does it differ from "system status" or "summary page?"
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I came across a mention of a display of "graphical aircraft system synoptics" on this page. I think in context that it means "status display" or "summary page"- the page that shows flap position, hydraulic pressure, etc.
However, synoptic isn't even a noun in some dictionaries. Google searches for the word turned up only passing references to the term, not a solid definition. The actual word usage seems very aviation-specific. What does the term actually mean and how does it differ from "system status" or "summary page?"
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In this context synoptic would not be a noun, as it describes what something is like, making it an adjective.
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I came across a mention of a display of "graphical aircraft system synoptics" on this page. I think in context that it means "status display" or "summary page"- the page that shows flap position, hydraulic pressure, etc.
However, synoptic isn't even a noun in some dictionaries. Google searches for the word turned up only passing references to the term, not a solid definition. The actual word usage seems very aviation-specific. What does the term actually mean and how does it differ from "system status" or "summary page?"
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I came across a mention of a display of "graphical aircraft system synoptics" on this page. I think in context that it means "status display" or "summary page"- the page that shows flap position, hydraulic pressure, etc.
However, synoptic isn't even a noun in some dictionaries. Google searches for the word turned up only passing references to the term, not a solid definition. The actual word usage seems very aviation-specific. What does the term actually mean and how does it differ from "system status" or "summary page?"
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In this context synoptic would not be a noun, as it describes what something is like, making it an adjective.
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In this context synoptic would not be a noun, as it describes what something is like, making it an adjective.
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Synoptic refers to the active system diagrams that are selectable, usually on one of the middle displays above the center console. If you want to know what the hydraulic system is up to, you can select the Hydraulic Synoptic and an active diagram of the hydraulic system appears, showing what's pressurized and what's not, valves open and closed, the pressure values, quantities, etc. There will be one for most of the major systems, hyper simplified compared to a normal system schematic because only the essential information is presented.
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Oddly enough, I was able to find quite a few descriptions for the word, all of them defining synoptic as presenting a summary or a general view of something, and in my opinion, the meaning of the word is best described in Wiktionary by the etymology of the word:
Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”)
Synoptic displays are ment to give a simplified, but comprehensive enough view of the current state of a system. You'll find them pretty much everywhere where operators of complex systems need comprehensible information of what is going on in the system, even my car has synoptic displays...
I'd say "system status", "summary page" and "synoptic display" are pretty much the same thing, of course the last being by far the fanciest :)
@John K already described a fine aviation related example of a synoptic display.
Some references:
Wiktionary
Merriam-Webster
Wikipedia
OneLook dictionary Search
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Synoptic refers to the active system diagrams that are selectable, usually on one of the middle displays above the center console. If you want to know what the hydraulic system is up to, you can select the Hydraulic Synoptic and an active diagram of the hydraulic system appears, showing what's pressurized and what's not, valves open and closed, the pressure values, quantities, etc. There will be one for most of the major systems, hyper simplified compared to a normal system schematic because only the essential information is presented.
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Synoptic refers to the active system diagrams that are selectable, usually on one of the middle displays above the center console. If you want to know what the hydraulic system is up to, you can select the Hydraulic Synoptic and an active diagram of the hydraulic system appears, showing what's pressurized and what's not, valves open and closed, the pressure values, quantities, etc. There will be one for most of the major systems, hyper simplified compared to a normal system schematic because only the essential information is presented.
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Synoptic refers to the active system diagrams that are selectable, usually on one of the middle displays above the center console. If you want to know what the hydraulic system is up to, you can select the Hydraulic Synoptic and an active diagram of the hydraulic system appears, showing what's pressurized and what's not, valves open and closed, the pressure values, quantities, etc. There will be one for most of the major systems, hyper simplified compared to a normal system schematic because only the essential information is presented.
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Synoptic refers to the active system diagrams that are selectable, usually on one of the middle displays above the center console. If you want to know what the hydraulic system is up to, you can select the Hydraulic Synoptic and an active diagram of the hydraulic system appears, showing what's pressurized and what's not, valves open and closed, the pressure values, quantities, etc. There will be one for most of the major systems, hyper simplified compared to a normal system schematic because only the essential information is presented.
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Oddly enough, I was able to find quite a few descriptions for the word, all of them defining synoptic as presenting a summary or a general view of something, and in my opinion, the meaning of the word is best described in Wiktionary by the etymology of the word:
Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”)
Synoptic displays are ment to give a simplified, but comprehensive enough view of the current state of a system. You'll find them pretty much everywhere where operators of complex systems need comprehensible information of what is going on in the system, even my car has synoptic displays...
I'd say "system status", "summary page" and "synoptic display" are pretty much the same thing, of course the last being by far the fanciest :)
@John K already described a fine aviation related example of a synoptic display.
Some references:
Wiktionary
Merriam-Webster
Wikipedia
OneLook dictionary Search
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Oddly enough, I was able to find quite a few descriptions for the word, all of them defining synoptic as presenting a summary or a general view of something, and in my opinion, the meaning of the word is best described in Wiktionary by the etymology of the word:
Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”)
Synoptic displays are ment to give a simplified, but comprehensive enough view of the current state of a system. You'll find them pretty much everywhere where operators of complex systems need comprehensible information of what is going on in the system, even my car has synoptic displays...
I'd say "system status", "summary page" and "synoptic display" are pretty much the same thing, of course the last being by far the fanciest :)
@John K already described a fine aviation related example of a synoptic display.
Some references:
Wiktionary
Merriam-Webster
Wikipedia
OneLook dictionary Search
answered 6 hours ago
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Oddly enough, I was able to find quite a few descriptions for the word, all of them defining synoptic as presenting a summary or a general view of something, and in my opinion, the meaning of the word is best described in Wiktionary by the etymology of the word:
Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”)
Synoptic displays are ment to give a simplified, but comprehensive enough view of the current state of a system. You'll find them pretty much everywhere where operators of complex systems need comprehensible information of what is going on in the system, even my car has synoptic displays...
I'd say "system status", "summary page" and "synoptic display" are pretty much the same thing, of course the last being by far the fanciest :)
@John K already described a fine aviation related example of a synoptic display.
Some references:
Wiktionary
Merriam-Webster
Wikipedia
OneLook dictionary Search
answered 6 hours ago
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Oddly enough, I was able to find quite a few descriptions for the word, all of them defining synoptic as presenting a summary or a general view of something, and in my opinion, the meaning of the word is best described in Wiktionary by the etymology of the word:
Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”)
Synoptic displays are ment to give a simplified, but comprehensive enough view of the current state of a system. You'll find them pretty much everywhere where operators of complex systems need comprehensible information of what is going on in the system, even my car has synoptic displays...
I'd say "system status", "summary page" and "synoptic display" are pretty much the same thing, of course the last being by far the fanciest :)
@John K already described a fine aviation related example of a synoptic display.
Some references:
Wiktionary
Merriam-Webster
Wikipedia
OneLook dictionary Search
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