Usage Note
Detection is an English loanword used in Italian technical and scientific writing (security, radar, medical imaging). The standard Italian equivalent is rilevazione or individuazione. When used in Italian, it is invariable and treated as feminine (la detection), matching the gender of rilevazione.
Examples
"Il sistema di detection è molto preciso."
Natural Translation
The detection system is very precise.
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