the act of detecting.

the fact of being detected.

discovery, as of error or crime

chance detection of smuggling.

Telecommunications .

rectification of alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.

Also called demodulation. the conversion of an alternating, modulated carrier wave or current into a direct, pulsating current equivalent to the transmitted information-bearing signal.

noun

failure , miss , mistake

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apprehension , disclosure , espial , expos , exposure , ferreting out , find , revelation , strike , tracking down , uncovering , unearthing , unmasking