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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having instruments attached for the purpose of measuring conditions while under observation; -- said of a person under medical observation or a machine whose performance is being tested.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of instrument.

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Examples

  • It was the first time the Agency used an "instrumented" missile to confirm the laser works as expected.

    A Laser Defense Hit 2009

  • … But this secure, 'instrumented' future is frightening for many civil liberties advocates.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • I use the word "instrumented" very directly here - the last thing I want is a bunch of spam results - pointless, irrelevant come ons for brands or models in which I most likely have no interest.

    Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com 2010

  • "Perfect Citizen" for the NSA, which would see infrastructure networks - for instance power, telecoms or transport systems - "instrumented" in order to detect possible attempts to attack them.

    The Register 2010

  • Asylum's MFP NanoIndenter is a true "instrumented" indenter and is the first AFM-based indenter that does not use cantilevers as part of the indenting mechanism.

    Nano Tech Wire 2009

  • It was the first time the Agency used an "instrumented" missile to confirm the laser works as expected.

    House of Eratosthenes 2009

  • "instrumented", and clever technologies are being adopted to use the real-time data to make things safer, quicker and greener.

    Database Journal News 2010

  • On the contrary, he is busy marketing his grand idea of a "Smarter Planet", an instrumented world in which 70% of the global population will be urban dwellers by 2050 and where devices, people and cities will all be connected.

    Big Blue's 2010 In India Seema Singh 2011

  • Lower crime rates in New York City show the potential of an interconnected, instrumented, intelligent world being delivered in terms of real, tangible, multifaceted ROI.

    Bridget van Kralingen: We Need to Redefine ROI In Our Everyday World Bridget van Kralingen 2010

  • Lower crime rates in New York City show the potential of an interconnected, instrumented, intelligent world being delivered in terms of real, tangible, multifaceted ROI.

    Bridget van Kralingen: We Need to Redefine ROI In Our Everyday World Bridget van Kralingen 2010

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