autocalibration

noun

au·​to·​cal·​i·​bra·​tion ˌȯ-(ˌ)tō-ˌka-lə-ˈbrā-shən 

plural autocalibrations

: automatic calibration or the ability of a device or system to automatically calibrate itself

During autocalibration, three cameras record the position of test patterns and feed that data to a bank of computers, which adjust the settings of the projectors to eliminate misalignments.

—Colin Stewart, Orange County Register (California), 2 May 2006

The … analyzers employ an autocalibration feature that is operator programmable as to frequency and sequence.

—Oil & Gas Journal, 6 Apr. 1992

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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