detection

UK/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/US/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/

nounC1Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,520 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: detections

Detection is the finding out of something hidden. Crime detection, early detection, avoid detection.

Early detection is the phrase that carries most weight, since for most cancers it is the single largest factor in survival. In law enforcement the detection rate is the proportion of recorded crimes cleared up, and it is a much-argued statistic.

Definitions of detection

1noundetectionThe finding out of something hidden.C1
“The thief wore gloves to avoid detection.”

detection is a finding out.

Where it comes from

Latin detectio comes from detegere, to uncover — de, off, plus tegere, to cover.

an unknown language
dētēctiō
Latin
dētēctiōnem
English, today
detection

Borrowed from Latin dētēctiōnem, from an unknown language dētēctiō. Latin detectio. by surface analysis, detect + -ion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

detection in the wild

The most common classifications are network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) and host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS).
Intrusion detection system
Another common variant is reputation-based detection (recognizing the potential threat according to the reputation scores).
Intrusion detection system
The name Western blot is a play on the Southern blot, a technique for DNA detection named after its inventor, English biologist Edwin Southern.
Western blot
Similarly, detection of RNA is termed as northern blot.
Western blot
The sense most used by detection dogs is smell.
Detection dog

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