Terms
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Acceleration Sensing
A MEMS concept referring to the increase in movement of an object from one point to another along a straight line or axis. |
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Accelerometer
A tool that measures changes in gravitational acceleration in the unit it may be installed in. |
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Access Control
A system that determines who, when, and where people are allowed to enter or exit a facility or area. |
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Access Control as a Service (ACaaS)
A recurring fee-based system where a facility manager outsources electronic access control to a third party, where each facility do not need to maintain a dedicated server. |
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Access Point (AP)
An access point connects users to other users within the network and also can serve as the point of interconnection between the WLAN and a fixed wire network. |
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Active Sensor
A sensing device that requires an external source of power to operate. |
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Activity Tracker
A device combined with an application to record and analyze physiological metrics such as heartrate, sleep quality, skin temperature, calories burned and more. |
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Actuator
An actuator is a type of motor that is responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. |
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Adaptive Architectures
Adaptive architecture is a system which changes its structure, behaviour or resources according to demand. The adaptation made is usually to non-functional characteristics rather than functional ones. |
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Additive Manufacturing
The construction of complex three-dimensional parts from 3D digital model data by depositing successive layers of material. Metal, polymer, and ceramic materials can be used to manufacture parts of a geometry that often cannot be produced by any other manufacturing technology. |
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Addressability
The capacity for an entity to be targeted and found. |
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
A communication protocol used to convert an IP address into a physical address. |
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Ad-hoc Networks
An ad-hoc network is a local area network (LAN) that is built spontaneously as devices connect. |
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Ad Hoc Queries
An Ad-Hoc Query is a query that cannot be determined prior to the moment the query is issued. |
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Advanced cruise-assist highway systems (AHS)
Advanced cruise-assist highway systems (AHS) are systems that aim to reduce traffic accidents, enhance safety, improve transportation efficiency as well as to reduce the operational work of drivers. |
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Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Digital feature that incorporates into vehicles to enhance driver safety and performance. |
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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
The specification for encryption of electronic data established in 2001. |
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Advanced Manufacturing
The process of leveraging the most advanced technology available at the current time in order to maximize the output and/or product quality of a manufacturing facility. |
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Advanced Materials
New materials and modifications to existing materials to obtain superior performance in one or more characteristics. |
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Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
An open-source standard for business message communication and message-oriented middleware. |
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Advances in Data Science
Improvements in deeplearning and cognitive-computing technologies are driving enterprise adoption. |
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AerCore
A Machine to Machine communication platform developed by Aeris. |
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Aeris
Carrier-independent provider of IoT communications services, designed to provide management of multiple cellular carriers. |
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Aervoyance
A Machine to Machine Analytics developed by Aeris. |
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Agile Manufacturing
Tools, techniques, and initiatives (such as lean and flexible manufacturing) to help a plant and/or organization rapidly respond to their customers, the market, and innovations. |
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AllJoyn
AllJoyn is a system that allows devices to communicate with other devices around them. |
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AltBeacon
An open and interoperable proximity beacon specification. |
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Altimeter
An instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level. |
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Ambient Intelligence (AML)
Sensor-filled environments that interpret and react to human events and activity, and learning to adapt over time, the environment’s operation and services change based on that activity. |
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
ASCII abbreviated from American Standard Code for Information Interchange, is a character-encoding scheme. |