Reference meaning
detector
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any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
Related source terms
sensorsensing element
Other meanings
2. noun
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
3. noun
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
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