| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | ambient light sensor | 氛围光传感器 (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 | 生物传感器 (A category of sensor that collects biometric data for a variety of applications) |
| comp., MS | electrical sensor | 电子传感器 (A category of sensor that can respond to an applied stimulus by generating an electrical signal) |
| comp., MS | environmental sensor | 环境传感器 (A category of sensor that tracks environmental changes such as temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind speed and wind direction) |
| comp., MS | light sensor | 光传感器 (A category of sensor that responds to a pre-defined amount of light) |
| comp., MS | Location and Other Sensors | 位置和其他传感器 (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 | 位置传感器 (A category of sensor that can detect the current location of your computer) |
| comp., MS | mechanical sensor | 机械传感器 (A category of sensor that is used for mechanical measurement of force, scale, pressure, strain, etc) |
| comp., MS | motion sensor | 运动传感器 (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 | near field communication sensor | 近距离通信传感器 (A type of sensor (such as a proximity sensor) that uses near field communication (NFC)) |
| comp., MS | NFC sensor | NFC 传感器 (A type of sensor (such as a proximity sensor) that uses near field communication (NFC)) |
| comp., MS | proximity sensor | 邻近感应传感器 (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 | 无线频率识别传感器 (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 传感器 (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 | sensor adapter | 传感器适配器 (An adapter that acts as a wrapper around the physical sensor, and provides a standard interface for configuring the sensor, capturing samples, and controlling the flow of biometric data from the sensor into the processing engine) |
| comp., MS | sensor monitoring service | 传感器监视服务 (A Windows service that supports screen rotation, screen brightness, and the inbox location provider. Windows 8 starts this service whenever it detects one of the corresponding sensors or when a user launches a location-aware app) |
| comp., MS | Windows Sensor and Location platform | Windows 传感器和位置平台 (A Windows platform that provides a standard way for device manufacturers to expose sensor devices to software developers and consumers, while providing developers with a standardized application programming interface (API) for working with sensors and sensor data. Examples of sensors include ambient light sensors, location sensors, motion detection sensors, etc) |