data recorder
noun1
An electronic device that records data over time or in relation to location.
- It also observed that the driver did not conduct an adequate running brake test at the beginning of the journey, and that Rail Operations Group did not adequately manage the retrieval of evidence from the on-train data recorders (OTDR) in the locomotives.2020 November 18, “Network News: Lack of safety compliance a factor in Loughborough SPAD”, in Rail, page 25:
- Based on the data recorded by the car’s event data recorder (EDR), the car had slowed and was traveling about 1 mph about 80 feet from impact, within 32 feet of the stop line on SH-22.2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:
- Synonyms
- datalogger
- Related terms
- flight data recorder