virtual fencing

English

Etymology

virtual +‎ fencing.

The term is derived from virtual and fencing, referring to the use of non-physical or digitally defined boundaries in place of physical fences.

Noun

virtual fencing (plural virtual fencings)

  1. (technology, agriculture, wildlife management) The use of technology to create non-physical barriers that influence or restrict the movement of animals without the need for conventional physical fences.
    The farm uses virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing across large paddocks.
    Roadside virtual fencing systems activate lights and sounds to deter wildlife from entering the road as vehicles approach.

See also

This page is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.