Sensewhen
Sensewhen is not a single, universally defined term, but a compound word that appears in various fields to describe the moment when sensing information leads to an action. It is used informally to refer to the decision point in perception–action cycles, sensor-driven systems, and event-driven software where conditions must be met before proceeding.
In computing and automation, sense-when describes the logic that evaluates sensor data and triggers an action
In robotics and embedded systems, sense-when rules guide when actuators should be engaged to conserve power,
As a term, sensewhen also appears in software naming, with variants like senseWhen or SenseWhen used as
See also: sensing, perception-action cycle, event-driven programming, threshold, debounce.