#detection
- Discovery — The act of finding out or discovering and its result; discovery, detection, or the mathematical process of solving an unknown. In administrative or legal contexts, it defines the process of obtaining official information or establishing facts through systematic investigation.
- AID — An international polysemantic acronym. In economics and global assistance, it designates the 'Association Internationale de Développement' (International Development Association - a member of the World Bank Group). In medicine, it stands for 'Artificial Insemination by Donor', and in transport or aerospace engineering, it defines structural digital assistance or Automatic Incident Detection systems.
- Breathalyzer — A portable apparatus or electronic device used by law enforcement or occupational medicine for the rapid determination of alcohol concentration in a person's exhaled breath. It operates based on electrochemical or infrared sensors that analyze ethanol vapors, providing an immediate estimate of blood alcohol content and serving as preliminary evidence in detecting intoxication.
- Antivirus — A software program or complex computer system specifically designed to detect, block, quarantine, and eliminate harmful code, computer viruses, trojans, spyware, or other forms of malware from computers, servers, and digital networks; in a secondary biological sense, it is used as a rare adjective for substances acting against viruses.
- Arteriography — A specialized medical imaging diagnostic method consisting of taking X-ray images of an artery or an arterial system after injecting a radiopaque contrast medium into the bloodstream. This medical procedure allows detailed visualization of the vascular lumen, being essential for detecting stenoses, aneurysms, occlusions, or arterial malformations in order to establish a surgical or interventional treatment plan.
- Asdic — An acoustic underwater detection apparatus used on naval vessels for the structural localization of submarines, wrecks, or other submerged objects, based on the emission and reception of ultrasonic waves; a precursor system to modern sonar. It also represents a historical acronym derived from the British research committee that developed it during World War I.