| English | German |
| ambient light sensor | Umgebungslichtsensor (A type of light sensor that tracks ambient light in the surroundings and therefore the amount of backlight needed for the LCD screen to be adjusted accordingly) |
| biometric sensor | biometrischer Sensor (A category of sensor that collects biometric data for a variety of applications) |
| electrical sensor | elektrischer Sensor (A category of sensor that can respond to an applied stimulus by generating an electrical signal) |
| environmental sensor | Umgebungssensor (A category of sensor that tracks environmental changes such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed and wind direction) |
| light sensor | Lichtsensor (A category of sensor that responds to a pre-defined amount of light) |
| Location and Other Sensors | Positions- und andere Sensoren (An area within the Windows Control Panel that provides support for sensors such as enabling, disabling or uninstalling sensors and sensor-enabled applications, changing sensor settings, etc) |
| location sensor | Positionssensor (A category of sensor that can detect the current location of your computer) |
| mechanical sensor | mechanischer Sensor (A category of sensor that is used for mechanical measurement of force, scale, pressure, strain, etc) |
| motion sensor | Bewegungssensor (A category of sensor that may use all or some of the following applied stimulus to detect movement: ultrasound, infrared, heat and vibration) |
| near field communication sensor | Nahfeldkommunikations-Sensor (A type of sensor (such as a proximity sensor) that uses near field communication (NFC)) |
| NFC sensor | NFC-Sensor (A type of sensor (such as a proximity sensor) that uses near field communication (NFC)) |
| proximity sensor | Näherungssensor (A type of sensor that can determine without physical contact if an object/person is nearby, or can be used to measure the distance between the object/person and the sensor device) |
| radio frequency identification sensor | Funkfrequenzkennzeichnungs-Sensor (A type of sensor (such as a proximity sensor) that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) for a numerous purposes, such as identification of physical items, automatic log on, location of people, etc) |
| RFID sensor | RFID-Sensor (A type of sensor (such as a proximity sensor) that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) for a numerous purposes, such as identification of physical items, automatic log on, location of people, etc) |
| sensor adapter | Sensoradapter (An adapter that acts as a wrapper around the physical sensor, and provides a standard interface for configuring the sensor, capturing samples, and controlling the flow of biometric data from the sensor into the processing engine) |
| sensor glove | Sensorhandschuh (A hand-worn computer input device for virtual-reality environments. The glove translates finger movements by the user to commands for manipulating objects in the environment) |
| sensor monitoring service | Sensorüberwachungsdienst (A Windows service that supports screen rotation, screen brightness, and the inbox location provider. Windows 8 starts this service whenever it detects one of the corresponding sensors or when a user launches a location-aware app) |
| Windows Sensor and Location platform | Plattform für Windows-Sensoren und -Position (A Windows platform that provides a standard way for device manufacturers to expose sensor devices to software developers and consumers, while providing developers with a standardized application programming interface (API) for working with sensors and sensor data. Examples of sensors include ambient light sensors, location sensors, motion detection sensors, etc) |
