sensor
noun
ˈsen(t)-sər
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Sensors are used today almost everywhere. Radar guns bounce microwaves off moving cars. A burglar alarm may use a photosensor to detect when a beam of light has been broken, or may use ultrasonic sound waves that bounce off moving objects. Still other sensors may detect pressure (barometers) or chemicals (Breathalyzers and smoke detectors). Stud finders, used by carpenters to locate wooden studs under a wall, may employ magnets or radar. Wired gloves, which relay information about the position of the fingers, are used in virtual-reality environments. A cheap car alarm may be nothing but a shock sensor, in which a strong vibration will cause two metal surfaces to come together.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
That means, for instance, that one room could have four sensors monitoring air and four simultaneously monitoring zone temperatures.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025
In the pharmaceutical industry, ambient IoT sensors can monitor temperature-sensitive goods like vaccines and drugs during transportation and storage, McCarthy said.
—Bob Violino, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Happily, even the base Murano is loaded up with blind-spot warning and intervention, rear automatic braking, forward collision warning, parking sensors, lane keeping assist, and adaptive cruise control.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Sensor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensor. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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