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Noun: absolute encoder
  1. A rotary encoder that maintains position information when power is removed from the system.
    "The output of absolute encoders indicates the current position of the shaft, making them angle transducers."

Type of: rotary encoder, shaft encoder

Encyclopedia: Absolute encoder

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