as in detector
a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal
the cat accidentally triggered the motion sensor, which set off the alarm
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Images from these compact digital cameras may have fewer pixels than smartphone images — but these cameras also have bigger sensors to pick up light — which makes for a clearer-looking photo.
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Claire Murashima, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
The movement tracking system was improved on two years later, with a grid of 26 sensors that fed GPS data to a cartographic pantograph in order to plot the 'moving border' between the two countries.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
The sensors for electromyography (EMG), which is like an EKG for muscles outside the heart, were taped to his residual limb and detected the electrical activity in his leg muscles.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Under an agreement announced Friday, battlefield information created by sensors, vehicles, robots and weapons will be collected by Anduril’s Lattice software and then pulled into a secure Palantir platform that will prepare the data for use in AI training and development.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 9 Dec. 2024
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Claire Murashima, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
The movement tracking system was improved on two years later, with a grid of 26 sensors that fed GPS data to a cartographic pantograph in order to plot the 'moving border' between the two countries.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
The sensors for electromyography (EMG), which is like an EKG for muscles outside the heart, were taped to his residual limb and detected the electrical activity in his leg muscles.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Under an agreement announced Friday, battlefield information created by sensors, vehicles, robots and weapons will be collected by Anduril’s Lattice software and then pulled into a secure Palantir platform that will prepare the data for use in AI training and development.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Sensor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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