Smarthome/Internet of Things Glossary

The possibilities in Home Automation are endless. We've compiled this glossary to help make sense of it all.

Central Heating
A system for warming a building by heating water or air in one place and circulating it through pipes and radiators or vents, thus, heating the home to a co...
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Client
Person or device receiving services.
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Cloud Computing
Using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data.
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Controller
A device used to operate an device remotely.
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Data Handling
The process of ensuring that research data is stored, archived or disposed off in a safe manner.
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Device
A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
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Dimmer
An electric component used to vary the amount of electric energy supplied to a appliance, for example, many lights use dimmers to conserving electricity and...
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Diodes
A semiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing the flow of current in one direction only.
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DNS Server
A system that hosts a network service for providing responses to queries against a directory service.
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Domotics
Domotics refers to domestic robots which can help in tasks at home such as cooking or cleaning.
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