Peoplemeter
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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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