T | IoT Glossary of Terms

THNGMNGR: Abbreviation for ThingManager.
TSN: Short for Time Sensitive Networks.
TaaS: Acronym for Things as a Service.
Telematics: An Information Technology concept regarding the long-distance transmission of data. …
The Edge: Or, "Computing at the Edge," is a common way to refer to the location of things that have been pushed away from the core of the data center to the extremes of the network.
ThingManager: A platform for managing real-world Things and their digital representations, with an emphasis on Intranet over Internet.
Things as a Service: The concept of delivering IoT functionality without the end user having to operate or maintain extensive hardware. …
Thread: A simplified IPv6-based mesh networking protocol geared to the smart home vertical. …
Tilt Sensing: A MEMS concept referring to the measurement of the inclination or angle of change with respect to gravity. …
Time Sensitive Networks: Networks where connected devices syncronize their clocks with each other and use a common time reference. …
Transceiver: Short for transmitter-receiver. …
Transparent Computing: A characteristic of ubiquitous computing where smart devices respond to users' needs in the background. …
Trolley Problem: A commonly-referenced moral dilemma involving a hypothetical choice between allowing five persons to be killed or switching a trolley to a track that kills a single person. …

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