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telemetry
This term describes the specialized bridge between a remote physical event and a distant observer. It carries a clinical, technical connotation, evoking images of control rooms, digital dashboards, and high-precision sensors. While it can refer to the systemic process of transmission, it is more frequently used in modern parlance to describe the resulting dataset itself.
As a mass noun, telemetry is treated as uncountable. It refers to a collective stream of information rather than individual data points. To refer to a specific instance or a single piece of information within the stream, one must use partitive constructions such as a piece of telemetry or a telemetry reading.
Meanings
The process of recording and transmitting the readings of an instrument to a remote receiver for monitoring and analysis.
The ground station received telemetry from the satellite to check its health.
The data collected and transmitted from a remote or inaccessible source, such as a spacecraft or a biological sensor.
The engineers analyzed the telemetry to determine why the engine failed during the test flight.