| Subject | English | Icelandic |
| comp., MS | ambient light sensor | birtuskynjari (A type of light sensor that tracks ambient light in the surroundings and therefore the amount of backlight needed for the LCD screen to be adjusted accordingly) |
| comp., MS | biometric sensor | lífkennaskynjari (A category of sensor that collects biometric data for a variety of applications) |
| comp., MS | electrical sensor | rafrænn skynjari (A category of sensor that can respond to an applied stimulus by generating an electrical signal) |
| comp., MS | environmental sensor | umhverfisskynjari (A category of sensor that tracks environmental changes such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed and wind direction) |
| comp., MS | light sensor | ljósnemi (A category of sensor that responds to a pre-defined amount of light) |
| comp., MS | Location and Other Sensors | Staðsetning og aðrir skynjarar (An area within the Windows Control Panel that provides support for sensors such as enabling, disabling or uninstalling sensors and sensor-enabled applications, changing sensor settings, etc) |
| comp., MS | location sensor | staðsetningarskynjari (A category of sensor that can detect the current location of your computer) |
| comp., MS | mechanical sensor | vélrænn skynjari (A category of sensor that is used for mechanical measurement of force, scale, pressure, strain, etc) |
| comp., MS | motion sensor | hreyfiskynjari (A category of sensor that may use all or some of the following applied stimulus to detect movement: ultrasound, infrared, heat and vibration) |
| comp., MS | proximity sensor | fjarlægðarskynjari (A type of sensor that can determine without physical contact if an object/person is nearby, or can be used to measure the distance between the object/person and the sensor device) |
| comp., MS | radio frequency identification sensor | RFID-nemi (A type of sensor (such as a proximity sensor) that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) for a numerous purposes, such as identification of physical items, automatic log on, location of people, etc) |
| comp., MS | RFID sensor | RFID-nemi (A type of sensor (such as a proximity sensor) that uses radio frequency identification (RFID) for a numerous purposes, such as identification of physical items, automatic log on, location of people, etc) |