telemetry

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We've had millions of installations of Windows 7 from which we are receiving telemetry, which is simply incredible.

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  1. noun The science and technology of automatic measurement and transmission of data by wire, radio, or other means from remote sources, as from space vehicles, to receiving stations for recording and analysis.

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  • Lucy knows this from my telemetry, and I'm quietly relieved to hear no order to turn back. —  ChallengingDestiny#23
  • But the telemetry is clear enough: the beam passed completely through the fuselage in a tenth of a microsecond, unimpeded, leaving two fist-sized holes Jim's own perception was more muddled; one moment everything was fine, and in the next there came an orange flash and a loud noise, like the popping of air-filled bags. —  AnalogSFF,April2006
  • BBSNews 2009-01-25 -- The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Jan. 20 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. —  BBSNews ATOM 0.3 Newsreader Feed
  • The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Feb. 24 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. —  SpaceRef Top Stories
  • BBSNews 2009-04-06 -- The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Mar. 31 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. —  BBSNews ATOM 0.3 Newsreader Feed
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  1. from Greek τῆλε, afar, + -μετρία, from μέτρον, measure.
 

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