as in sensor
a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal a motion detector to thwart burglaries

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Recent Examples of detector The anomaly detector agents demonstrated at the event can autonomously identify KPI deviations, automatically open trouble tickets and dynamically adjust system capacity. Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Such variations are common given differences in sensitivity and detector locations. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025 Deep Space Radiation Probe: A small detector that has been monitoring radation levels on Resilience throughout its months-long mission. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 June 2025 Those eight winners included the phishing-centric Norton Genie scam detector as well as NordVPN and Surfshark, both of which primarily focus on VPN protection. PC Magazine, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for detector
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sensor
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  • Stephen Hawking, a British physicist and arguably the most famous man suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), communicated with the world using a sensor installed in his glasses.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025
  • Turn off automatic irrigation systems until needed if not controlled by a rain sensor.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025

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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detector. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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