Data acquisition
SUM OF METHODS OF SIMULTANEOUS OR SEQUENTIAL TIME MEASUREMENT AND COUNTING FOR MEASURABLE OR QUANTIFIABLE DATA AND GROUPS OF CONTIGUOUS DATA
Data acquisition system; USB-DAQ; Data Acquisition
Data acquisition is the process of sampling signals that measure real-world physical conditions and converting the resulting samples into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer. Data acquisition systems, abbreviated by the acronyms DAS, DAQ, or DAU, typically convert analog waveforms into digital values for processing.