alarm system
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alarm system — system which sets off an alarm bell when a certain occurrence takes place … English contemporary dictionary
alarm system — noun a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • Syn: ↑alarm, ↑warning device • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑automobile horn, ↑car horn, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
alarm system — An apparatus consisting of wire and bell or horn constructed so as to be actuated by electricity, placed with more or less permanency at the entrance of a house or place of business, or at the door of a vault, and so set that any movement of the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
alarm system — n. a system of electrical and/or electronic components which detect and report dangers, such as fire or intrusion … Locksmith dictionary
alarm system — A theft protection system which may do one or more of the following: Sound the horn or an auxiliary siren, flash the lights, lock the hood and trunk, make the ignition inoperative, put the engine in a limp home mode (i.e., greatly reduce speed),… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Fire alarm system — An automatic fire alarm system is designed to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring environmental changes associated with combustion. In general, a fire alarm system is either classified as automatic, manually activated, or both.… … Wikipedia
Missile Defense Alarm System — The Missile Defense Alarm System was an American system of 12 early warning satellites that provided limited notice of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile launches between 1960 and 1966. Originally intended to serve as a complete early… … Wikipedia
Missile Defense Alarm System — MIDAS (satellite) MIDAS (acronyme de Missile Defense Alarm System) est une série de 12 satellites militaires américains mis sur orbite entre 1960 et 1966 pour détecter les lancements de missiles balistiques soviétiques. Les MIDAS constituent le… … Wikipédia en Français
alarm circuit — alarm system … English contemporary dictionary
Alarm management — is the application of human factors (or ergonomics as the field is referred to outside the U.S.) along with instrumentation engineering and systems thinking to manage the design of an alarm system to increase its usability. Most often the major… … Wikipedia
