A | IoT Glossary of Terms

ACaaS: Acronym for Access Control as a Service.
ADAS: Acronym for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
ADC: Short for Analog to Digital Converter.
ADR: Short for Automotive Dead Reckoning.
AMQP: Short for Advance Message Queuing Protocol.
AP: Abbreviation for (Wireless) Access Point.
API: Short for Application Programming Interface.
APM: Short for Asset Performance Management.
ASIC: Acronym for Application-Specific Integrated Circuits.
ASSN: Abbreviation for Application Specific Sensor Nodes.
AWS: Short for Amazon Web Services.
Acceleration Sensing: A MEMS concept referring to the increase in movement of an object from one point to another along a straight line or axis. …
Access Control: A system that determines who, when and where people are allowed to enter or exit a facility or area. …
Access Control as a Service: A recurring fee-based system where a facility manager outsources electronic access control to a third party. …
Access Point: A WiFi node that allows users entry to a network, typically a LAN.
Activity Tracker: A device combined with an application to record and analyze physiological metrics such as heartrate, sleep quality, skin temperature, calories burned and more. …
Actuator: In an electromechanical system, an actuator is a device that introduces motion by converting electrical energy into mechanical energy. …
Additive Manufacturing: The industry-specific term for 3D Printing, involving building products by adding layers rather than the traditional technique of removing material via milling. …
Advance Message Queuing Protocol: An open standard for sending and receiving messages between applications or organizations. …
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: Digital features incorporated into vehicles to enhance driver safety and performance. …
AltBeacon: An open and interoperable proximity beacon specification. …
AmI: Acronym for Ambient Intelligence.
Amazon Web Services: The name given to a collection of remote computing services that combine to make a cloud computing platform.
Ambient Intelligence: Sensor filled environments that interpret and react to human events and activity, learning to adapt over time the environment's operation and services based on that activity.
Analog: A signal or piece of information that is derived from a continous measurement or range of values. …
Analog to Digital Converter: Takes a continuous measurement, such as voltage or pressure, and converts it to a digital quantity. …
Android Things: An operating system for IoT devices that is a rebranded version Google Brillo. …
Android Wear: An open source platform that extends the Android system to wearables. …
Anomaly Detection: A statistical technique that determines what patterns are normal, and then identifies items that do not conform to those patterns. …
Application Programming Interface: A collection of commands and protocols used to interact with an operating system, device or specific software component. …
Application Specific Sensor Nodes: Integrating sensors and sensor fusion in a single device, ASSN's have a built-in intelligence to cope with the complexity of applying multiple sensors to a specific problem such as augmented reality, navigation, positioning and more. …
Application-Specific Integrated Circuits: Chips designed and customized for a particular use. …
Arduino: A single-board microcontroller used for prototyping without having to deal with breadboards or soldering. …
Asset Performance Management: A system that monitors and analyzes the contribution of plant, equipment and parts to an organization's overall production and margins. …
Asset Tracking: A system capable of recognizing and reporting the location and movement of physical items. …
Automotive Dead Reckoning: Also known as Dead Reckoning for Automotive Applications, ADR can employ sensors aware of record wheel rotation and steering direction in addition to inertial sensors to caculate position. …
Autonomophobia: An anxiety disorder associated with autonomous cars and other autonomous systems. …

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