Sensor

Definition of Sensor: A sensor is a device that converts a stimulus (e.g. heat, pressure or light) into a (in most cases electrical) signal that can be measured or interpreted. It is a part of an instrument or, in the context of this Wiki, an oceanographic instrument. This is the common definition for Sensor, other definitions can be discussed in the article

See also

• Often the word sensor is used synonymous to an oceanographic instrument
• Sensors and oceanographic instruments