Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun explosive_detection_system

1 sense of explosive detection system

Sense 1
explosive detection system, EDS -- (a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports)
       => system -- (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer")