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telemetry

telemetry

38 7.5
Measuring things far away and sending the information to people or machines to check
  • noun
  • /təˈlɛmɪtri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : telemetría
  • We used the telemetry data to model each species' intensity of space use.
  • telemetry data
  • telemetry system
  • use telemetry

Yeah, for those not familiar, telemetry is a feature of a software or driver that reports back on your usage to the manufacturer.

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Examples

  • She's fine, according to her telemetry, but the situation is critical.

  • Odyssey, telemetry shows structural overstress.

  • But when it reached 500 feet, the telemetry suddenly stopped.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • HR was monitored continuously during training, using a telemetry chest band and watch system.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It means we're unable to determine from the telemetry whether the planet is habitable or not.

  • Telemetry reports the REMO left its orbit and reached the Martian surface.

  • Respiration rate, heart rate, and cadence were recorded via telemetry on a strip chart recorder.

    Academic text (1990)
  • An implantable telemetry system was developed to measure tibiofemoral compressive forces directly in vivo.

    Academic text (2006)
  • We captured and marked 233 sage-grouse and obtained 282,954 GPS telemetry locations across all study sites (see Table 1).

    Academic text (2016)

Compounds

7.2

Information from automatic device measurements used to monitor and protect systems

Information from intercepted signals about foreign missile or space activity

How Continuous

barograph
  • Specialized
9.0
livestream
  • Texting
3 3.5
telemetry
  • Specialized
38 7.5
monitoring
130 3.2
sampling
  • Specialized
14 5.8
spot check
3 3.6

Surface Forms

telemetry singular
telemetries plural

Morphology

telemetry = meter (semi-transparent) = tele + metr + y

The components are recognizable, but the term is a specialized technical noun whose full meaning is not fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Telemetry comes from the Greek parts tele- meaning 'far' and -metry from metron meaning 'measure', the same tele- in telephone and the same idea as the meter in thermometer. So telemetry means 'measuring from far away', which is why it describes sending measurements from remote places.