interrogation
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8.3
- noun
- /ˌɪntəˈrɒɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
interrogación
- During the maintenance check, an interrogation was performed to retrieve the status of all equipment.
Examples
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The computerized van, coupled with a mapping system, sends out a digitally encoded interrogation signal containing each meter's unique serial number.
Academic text (1997) -
So therefore you deal usually deal with an interrogation time on the order of one second.
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Uh, I just left some interrogation by this lawyer.
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I know I've got a field interrogation card in here somewhere.
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Most manufacturers of dataloggers provide an interrogation package that will provide reasonable results.
Academic text (1998) -
On a very small scale, that interrogation of U.S.-controlled versions of U.S.-Indian and Indian histories is the aim of this article.
Academic text (2001) -
The computerized system sends out an interrogation signal to collect data from sensors.
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The technician initiated an interrogation of the device to ensure it communicated properly.
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.2
Harsh or violent questioning by government officials that is like torture
- Offensive
Questioning someone for a long time to cause stress or force answers
How Probing
Surface Forms
Morphology
interrogation = interrogate (semi-transparent) = interrogate + ation
The noun is a derivation of 'interrogate', but the sense 'a transmission sent to elicit a response' is a specialized technical extension not obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Interrogation comes from the Latin parts inter- 'between' and rogare 'to ask'. In technology and aviation it is like sending a 'question' to a device or transponder to make it reply, so the word still means asking for information even from a machine.