Peoplemeter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A device installed in a household to track which occupants watch which television shows, for the purpose of measuring viewing habits in the population.

    "These machines could not indicate if anyone was actually sitting in front of the TV watching it. But new machines called peoplemeters can tell which members of the family are watching […]"

Example

More examples

"These machines could not indicate if anyone was actually sitting in front of the TV watching it. But new machines called peoplemeters can tell which members of the family are watching […]"

Etymology

people + -meter

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