Glossary - easy explanation of technical measuring terms *ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Aberration, chromatischeAbsolute displacement transducerAbsorptionAccuracyActuatorAdjustmentAMA - Association for Sensors and MeasurementAmbient light, permissibleAnalogue outputApplicationASICATEXAverageBandwidthBaud rateBlack bodyBolometerCable, halogen-freeCalenderingCalibration, Calibration protocolCANopenCapacitive measurement principlecapaNCDTCCD arrayCE directiveCENELECCharacteristicCMU moduleColour distanceColour modelColour spacesColour systemConfocal chromaticCrosstalkData sheet, technicalData transfer rateDCAMDelta EDevice NetDigital outputDisplacement sensorsDistance sensorDistance sensorsDKDDraw-wire sensorEddy currenteddyNCDTElectromagnetic compatibility (EMC)Embedded Coil TechnologyEmissivityEmitterEncoderEncoder, absoluteEncoder, incrementalEtherCATEthernetFerromagneticFerromagnetic, notFirmwareFocal pointFocusFOVFPAFrequency responseFrequency spectrumFull duplexGlass or gradient index lensGrey bodyGuard electrodeGuard electrode widthHalf-duplexHigh pressure resistantHigh temperature sensor / high temperature resistantHTLHysteresisICONNECTIFOVIlluminantsinduSENSORInterference emissionInterference immunityIR temperature measurementLab colour spaceLaser line triangulationLaser safety classLaser sensorsLaser triangulationLight spot diameterLinearityLong-term stabilityLumen, unitLux, unitLVDSLVDT, Linear Variable Differential TransformerMagnetic fields with inductive sensorsMaster / SlaveMeanMeasurement deviceMeasurement frequencyMeasurement objectMeasurement object diameterMeasuring rangeMeasuring rateMedianMetamerismMonochromaticNETDNoiseNoise, thermalNon-linearityOffsetOffset distanceOperating temperatureOptical fibreOptical sensorsoptoCONTROLoptoNCDTOSI layer modelOuput ratePollingPolychromaticPosition sensorsPotentiometerProcess capability indexProcess capability index, smallestProfibus DP (PB)ProtectionQuantification errorRadiationRadiation, specificRadiation, spectral specificReal-timeReceiverReference resolutionReference temperatureReflectionReflection, diffuseReflection, directReflection, opticalRefraction indexRepeatabilityRepeatabilityReproducibility via temperatureResolutionResponse timeReverse polarity protectionRGB colour spaceRise timeRS232 interfaceRS422 interfaceRS485 interfaceRTSCSampling rateSampling theoremscanCONTROLSDKSensitivitySensorSensor measuring area, activeShockShort-circuit ratingSignal-to-noise ratioSimplexSMDSpectral rangeSpectral technologySpring constantSSIStandard illuminantStandard observerStart and end of measuring range, midrangeStorage temperatureStrain gaugeSubpixel resolutionSynchronisationTargetTelemetryTemperature measuring range, infra-redTemperature rangeTemperature stabilityTensile strengthThermocouplethermoMETERTilt angleTime-of-flight principleTransmissivityTriggeringTTLVibrationWavelengthwireSENSORX axisY axisZ axis