Telemetry
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Alternative term: Telemetering
Measurement with the aid of intermediate means which permit the measurement to be interpreted at a distance from the primary detector.
Note: 1 The distinctive feature of telemetering is the nature of the translating means, which includes the provisions for converting the quantity to be measured into a representative quantity of another kind that can be transmitted conveniently for measurement at a distance.
Note: 2 In normal French usage "telemetrie" means remote measurement of length.
Reference: I.E.E.E. (modified)
Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)
