The digital sensor
Example: Digital sensor measures data and converts signals into digital format
Definition
"The digital sensor" is an electronic device that detects and measures physical quantities, such as light, temperature, or pressure, and converts these measurements into digital signals for processing and analysis in engineering applications.
Etymology
The term "digital sensor" combines "digital," derived from the Latin word 'digitus' meaning finger or numeral, referring to discrete values, and "sensor," which comes from the Latin 'sentire' meaning to perceive or feel. Together, the term reflects a device that perceives physical inputs and converts them into digital data.
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"The digital sensor" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Engineering - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 159 commonly used words.
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