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  2. Passive infrared sensor - Wikipedia

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    A PIR motion detector used to control an outdoor, automatic light. A camera trap with PIR motion detector. An indoor light switch equipped with PIR-based occupancy sensor [1] A PIR-based motion detector is used to sense movement of people, animals, or other objects.

  3. Emergency light - Wikipedia

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    Most individual light sources can be rotated and aimed for where light is needed most in an emergency, such as toward fire exits. Modern fixtures usually have a test button of some sort which simulates a power failure and causes the unit to switch on the lights and operate from battery power, even if the main power is still on.

  4. Motion detector - Wikipedia

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    A motion detector attached to an outdoor, automatic light. A motion detector is an electrical device that utilizes a sensor to detect nearby motion (motion detection).Such a device is often integrated as a component of a system that automatically performs a task or alerts a user of motion in an area.

  5. Runway end identifier lights - Wikipedia

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    Runway end identifier lights (REIL [1]) (ICAO identifies these as Runway Threshold Identification Lights) are installed at many airports to provide rapid and positive identification of the approach end of a particular runway. The system consists of a pair of synchronized flashing lights located laterally on each side of the runway threshold.

  6. Photoelectric sensor - Wikipedia

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    Conceptual through-beam system to detect unauthorized access to a secure door. If the beam is interrupted, the detector triggers an alarm. A photoelectric sensor is a device used to determine the distance, absence, or presence of an object by using a light transmitter, often infrared, and a photoelectric receiver.

  7. 14 Things That Might Be Causing Pain in Your Lower Left Abdomen

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    Strains or injuries to the abdominal wall muscles can also present as lower left abdominal pain, explains Dr. Boxer. Infections. Intestinal infections, such as gastroenteritis, can cause localized ...

  8. Tara Lipinski Says 'Ash Was Falling' on 14-Month-Old Daughter ...

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    Tara Lipinski is sharing a scary moment she endured while evacuating the Los Angeles fires.. The professional figure skater, 42, posted a video on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, Jan. 9, as her ...

  9. Multiway switching - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to a simple light switch, which is a single pole, single throw (SPST) switch, multiway switching uses switches with one or more additional contacts and two or more wires are run between the switches. When the load is controlled from only two points, single pole, double throw (SPDT) switches are used.