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detector

Definition:
1. A piece of equipment for discovering the presence of something, such as metal, smoke, explosives or changes in pressure or temperature.
2. 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.
3. Rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave.
4. Electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity.

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