Sensor vs. Detector

Sensor vs. Detector — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sensor and Detector

Sensornoun

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

Detectornoun

A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

Smoke detectors are mandatory in public buildings.

Sensornoun

any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

Detectornoun

An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.

Detectornoun

A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.

Detectornoun

any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

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Detectornoun

rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

Detectornoun

electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity