Sensor

class of things

A device that turns a physical quantity into a signal.

Where it is used

• Internet of things — is part of. Sensors.

What it is a kind of

• Accelerometer — includes. A sensor.
• Image sensor — includes. A sensor.
• Thermocouple — includes. A temperature sensor.
• Hall sensor — includes. A field sensor.
• Smoke detector — includes. A sensor.
• Geiger counter — includes. A radiation sensor.
• Seismograph — includes. A sensor.
• Hygrometer — includes. A humidity sensor.
• Anemometer — includes. A wind sensor.
• Thermistor — includes. A temperature sensor.
• Motion sensor — includes. A sensor.
• Strain gauge — includes. A sensor.
• Photometer — includes. A light sensor.

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