Internet of Things A to Z

Glossary

5G:

A new generation of wireless cellular networks is now under development; 5G networks will be five times as fast as the highest current speed of today's 4G networks (with download speeds as high as 5 Gbps—4G offering only up to a maximum of 1 Gbps).

Action Unit (AU):

An observable component of facial movement adopted in the FACS system.

Actuator:

A device providing the means of implementing actions in the physical world such as moving or controlling a mechanism or system.

Adaptable System:

A software-based system that analyzes the results of its decisions and actions, and then adapts the control algorithm accordingly. The adaptation (learning) method is defined, but the actual algorithm changes depending on the conditions and is unpredictable.

Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP):

A messaging protocol for message-oriented middleware.

Affective Object:

A physical object that can sense emotional data from a person.

Analytics:

The exploration, interpretation, and communication of important patterns in data.

Antifragile System:

A system that evolves and develops in the changing environment.

ARIMA:

Autoregressive integrated moving average is a statistical analysis model that uses differenced time series data to predict and monitor data trends.

ARM:

A CPU that is based on the RISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture developed by Advanced RISC Machines.

Asset Administration Shell (AAS):

A term coined by the German initiative “Plattform ...