Part of an IoT system that interacts and communicates with the physical world by sensing or triggering.

Note: An IoT device can be both a sensor and an actuator (see also Internet of Things).

ISO/IEC DIS 22989 entity of an IoT system that interacts and communicates with the physical world through sensing or actuating

Note 1 to entry: An IoT device can be a sensor or an actuator.

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 20924:2018, 3.2.4]