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The Internet of things describes physical objects that are embedded with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communication networks. The field spans electronics, communication and computer science engineering; the name has been called a misnomer since most such devices need only be connected to a network and individually addressable, not necessarily to the public Internet. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Origin Year
1999 1
Core Concern
Physical objects embedded with sensors and software that exchange data over networks 1
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Source Wikipedia: Internet of things
Edge Computing, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Internet of things
The Internet, Systems
Source Ubiquitous Computing (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Internet of things
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, para 1
    Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects that are embedded with sensors, processing ability, software, and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communication networks.
  • History section
    The term "Internet of things" was coined independently by Kevin Ashton of Procter & Gamble, later of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Auto-ID Center, in 1999.
  • Associated With: Embedded Systems, Lead section, para 2
    The field has evolved due to the convergence of multiple technologies, including ubiquitous computing, sensors, embedded systems, and machine learning.
  • Associated With: Distributed Computing, Infobox, General concepts
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Ubiquitous Computing (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Ubiquitous Computing, Lead section, related-terms sentence
Quote, Associated With: Ubiquitous Computing, Lead section, related-terms sentence
When primarily concerning the objects involved, it is also known as physical computing, the Internet of Things, haptic computing, and "things that think".
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