Glossary
GPS Tracking Glossary
Geofence, hardwired tracker, kill switch, bypass module, trip history and more: the words installers use, explained in plain English. Search or scroll.
- Alert
- A message sent to your phone or email when something you chose to watch for happens.
- Antenna
- The part of a tracker that listens to GPS satellites and talks to the cellular network.
- Battery tracker
- A tracker with its own battery, used on trailers and equipment that have no power.
- Bypass module
- A box that lets a remote start work with a car's chip key.
- Cellular
- The mobile network a tracker uses to send its position to you.
- Curfew alert
- A message sent if a vehicle moves during hours you set.
- GPS
- Global Positioning System: satellites that let a device work out where it is.
- Geofence
- A boundary drawn on a map that sends an alert when a vehicle crosses it.
- Hardwired tracker
- A tracker wired into the vehicle's power and hidden behind panels.
- Idle time
- Time a vehicle spends running without moving.
- Immobilizer
- A device that keeps an engine from starting unless it is told to.
- Kill switch
- A hidden control that stops a parked vehicle from starting or running.
- OBD port
- The plug under the dash that plug-in trackers use for power.
- One-way remote
- A fob that sends commands but does not get a message back.
- Pin switch
- A small switch that tells an alarm when a door, hood or trunk is opened.
- Plug-in tracker
- A tracker that plugs into the OBD port. Quick to fit, and easy to unplug.
- Relay
- An electrical switch used to open or close a circuit, such as the starter.
- Remote start
- A system that starts the engine from a distance with a fob or an app.
- Service plan
- The monthly or yearly cost that keeps a tracker connected to the cellular network.
- Shock sensor
- A sensor that notices impact on the vehicle and tells the alarm.
- Siren
- The loud horn that sounds when an alarm is triggered.
- Tilt sensor
- A sensor that notices if a vehicle is lifted or towed.
- Trip history
- A saved record of where a vehicle went and when.
- Two-way remote
- A fob that sends commands and shows messages from the vehicle.
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