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Tachometer vs Encoder - What's the difference?

tachometer | encoder |

As nouns the difference between tachometer and encoder

is that tachometer is a device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile while encoder is a device used to encode a signal either for cryptography or compression.

tachometer

English

Alternative forms

* tachometre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.
  • A device for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of blood, a river, a machine, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * (device for measuring velocity) speedometer

    Related terms

    * tachymeter

    encoder

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia encoder) (en noun)
  • A device used to encode a signal either for cryptography or compression.

    • Anagrams

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