Glossary - easy explanation of technical measuring terms

Aberration, chromatic Absolute displacement transducer Absorption Accuracy Actuator Adjustment AMA - Association for Sensors and Measurement Ambient light, permissible Analogue output Application ASIC ATEX Average

Bandwidth Baud rate Black body Bolometer

Cable, halogen-free Calendering Calibration, Calibration protocol CANopen Capacitive measurement principle capaNCDT CCD array CE directive CENELEC Characteristic CMU module Colour distance Colour model Colour spaces Colour system Confocal chromatic Crosstalk

Data sheet, technical Data transfer rate DCAM Delta E Device Net Digital output Displacement sensors Distance sensor Distance sensors DKD Draw-wire sensor

Eddy current eddyNCDT Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)Embedded Coil Technology Emissivity Emitter Encoder Encoder, absolute Encoder, incremental EtherCAT Ethernet

Ferromagnetic Ferromagnetic, not Firmware Focal point Focus FOV FPA Frequency response Frequency spectrum Full duplex

Glass or gradient index lens Grey body Guard electrode Guard electrode width

Half-duplex High pressure resistant High temperature sensor / high temperature resistant HTL Hysteresis

ICONNECT IFOV Illuminants induSENSOR Interference emission Interference immunity IR temperature measurement

Lab colour space Laser line triangulation Laser safety class Laser sensors Laser triangulation Light spot diameter Linearity Long-term stability Lumen, unit Lux, unit LVDS LVDT, Linear Variable Differential Transformer

Magnetic fields with inductive sensors Master / Slave Mean Measurement device Measurement frequency Measurement object Measurement object diameter Measuring range Measuring rate Median Metamerism Monochromatic

NETD Noise Noise, thermal Non-linearity

Offset Offset distance Operating temperature Optical fibre Optical sensors optoCONTROL optoNCDT OSI layer model Ouput rate

Polling Polychromatic Position sensors Potentiometer Process capability index Process capability index, smallest Profibus DP (PB)Protection

Quantification error

Target Telemetry Temperature measuring range, infra-red Temperature range Temperature stability Tensile strength Thermocouple thermoMETER Tilt angle Time-of-flight principle Transmissivity Triggering TTL

Wavelength wireSENSOR

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