Classical element to use the term "element (στοιχεῖον, "stoicheion")" in reference to air, fire, earth, and water. The ancient Greek word for element, "stoicheion" (from "stoicheo", "to line up") meant "smallest division (of a sun-dial), a syllable", as the composing unit of an alphabet it could denote a letter and the smallest unit from which a word is formed. A similar alphabetic metaphor may be the origin of the equivalent Latin word "elementum" (from which the English word comes), possibly based on the names of the letters 'l', 'm', and 'n', though the validity of this idea is debated. In his "On
Ignition SCADA CA on October 4, 2011. Oracle recognized the impact of Ignition as a significant Java-based product in Industrial Automation. Ignition received a 2011 Readers Choice award from Automation World in the "SCADA" and "Information management" categories. Ignition modules can be purchased through the "Module Marketplace". It is an online store that opened on March 4, 2013. Some modules are free while others are paid. All are developed using the Ignition SDK. Access to core Ignition apps are made available so that third party developers can create module apps for use with the company’s systems. All of these apps can be