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sensor network

British  

noun

  1. computing a network of tiny autonomous devices embedded in everyday objects or sprinkled on the ground, able to communicate using wireless links

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In their publication, the Innsbruck scientists show that the precision of the sensor measurements increases with the number of particles in the sensor network.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2024

Mr. Cameron said the sensor network on the sub’s hull was an inadequate solution to a design he saw as intrinsically flawed.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2023

That means that statewide, snowpack measurements are currently “higher than any other reading since the snow sensor network was established in the mid-1980s.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2023

For now, gaps in the air sensor network have made answers elusive.

From Science Magazine May 1, 2022

The sensor network abruptly stopped reporting early on Feb. 25 and did not restart until March 1, 2022, so the full magnitude of disturbance to the region from the troop movements is unclear.

From Scientific American Mar. 8, 2022

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