telemetry
nounUK /tɪˈlɛm.ɪ.tɹi/ · CA, US /təˈlɛm.əˌtɹi/
Etymology From tele- + -metry.
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Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.
- We have also installed river level monitors and scour telemetry on more than 25 bridges across our network, and over the next two years we will continue to increase the number of locations fitted with these technologies.2022 April 20, Alex Hynes, “Making our railway safer”, in RAIL, number 955, page 27:
- Derived terms
- biotelemetry, radio telemetry, radiotelemetry, telemetric