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false alarm
false alarm A false alarm is an incorrect signal or classification that identifies an abnormal event or disturbance when ordinary operations have produced the data pattern instead.
A false alarm is an incorrect signal or classification that identifies an abnormal event or disturbance when ordinary operations have produced the data pattern instead. In this source, it refers to routine mine activities creating wind-velocity changes that are mistakenly recognized as disturbances.