H | IoT Glossary of Terms

HDFS: Acronym for Hadoop Distributed File System.
HEM: Acronym for Home Energy Management.
HEMS: Acronym for Home Energy Management System.
HIoT: Short for Human Internet of Things.
HMI: Short for Human-Machine Interface.
HRV: Short for Heart Rate Variability.
HVAC: Abbreviation for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems.
HaLow: The common designation for the 802.11ah Wi-Fi protocol, operating in the 900MHz band. …
HaaS: Acronym for Hadoop as a Service.
Hadoop: A Java-based, distributed programming framework for processing large data sets. …
Hadoop Distributed File System: The primary distributed storage used by Hadoop applications. …
Hadoop as a Service: The running of Hadoop in the Cloud, requiring no local hardware or IT infrastucture. …
Haptic Technology: Also referred to as Haptics or "touch feedback," haptic technology applies tactile sensations to human interactions with machines. …
Haptics: Another, shorter form of Haptic Technology
Headless Car: Tech vernacular for an autonomous car, referring to nobody's head being visible in the driver's seat.
Heart Rate Variability: A measurement of variations in the amount of time between heartbeats using changes in the interbeat interval (IBI). …
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Sometimes grouped with Refrigeration for HVACR, these systems cover both vehicular and indoor comfort control.
Hertzian Environment: Another way of referring to Hertzian Space.
Hertzian Space: A term coined by design academics Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby, Hertzian Space refers to the hidden electromagnetic environment generated by the increasing number of wireless devices. …
HetNet: Short for Heterogeneous Network.
Heterogeneous Network: Small cell networks using both macro and small cells. …
Home Energy Management: The process of increasing energy efficiency and savings for residential customers, ideally within a larger smart grid environment.
Home Energy Management System: Equipment and services that optimize energy utilization in a residential setting while maintaining comfort. …
Human Internet of Things: Another way of expressing the Quantified Self concept, the HIoT refers to the collection and optimization of physiological data from sensors applied to humans, generally with wearable tech.
Human Optimization: The process of using wearables to quantify and optimize employee performance. …
Human-Machine Interface: Devices and software that allow the end user to control a piece of equipment, typically an industrial machine. …

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