photoelectric intrusion detector
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photoelectric intrusion detector
(¦fōd·ō·i′lek·trik in′trü·zhən di′tek·tər)
(electronics) A burglar-alarm system in which interruption of a light beam by an intruder reduces the illumination on a phototube and thereby closes an alarm circuit.
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