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9 Appendix
9.3
Terminology and abbreviations
Attachment
point
Point at which the Logger is attached to
the pipe or fitting i.e. where it makes physi-
cal contact with the water pipe network
Background
noise
Unwanted electromagnetic radiation from
various sources (e.g. street lamps)
Device driver
Software that allows a computer to oper-
ate cooperatively with a connected (or
installed) device.
Firmware
Term used to refer to software in electronic
devices (e.g. Logger
to distinguish it from PC software
GSM
Global System for Mobile communica-
tions
Name given to a type of digital mobile
phone network
Install
Mount a Logger at the measurement lo-
cation
Measurement
data
Data that is collected and stored by a Log
-
ger during a measurement
Measurement
location
Location in the water pipe network where
a Logger is installed for the acquisition of
measurement data
Read out
Transfer data from Logger to computer
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
Smart card for mobile telephones that
identifies the user to the network
SMS
e-mail gateway
Transfers information between different
types of communication networks
Allows SMS messages to be sent and
received using devices that are not mo-
bile phones
In this case: Converts an SMS to an
