SMOKEDETECTOR

Smoke detector

A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Commercial, industrial, and mass residential devices issue a signal to a fire alarm system, while household detectors, known as smoke alarms, generally issue a local audible or visual alarm from the detector itself.

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smoke detector

Noun

  1. A device that sounds an alarm when it detects smoke.


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