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  2. Digital read out - Wikipedia

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    In machine-shop terminology, the complete digital read-out system (consisting of a computer, axis-position encoders, and a numeric display) is referred to by the acronym DRO. Such a system is commonly fitted to machines in today's shops, especially for metal working — lathes, cylindrical grinders, milling machines, surface grinders, boring ...

  3. Linear encoder - Wikipedia

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    In an incremental system, position is determined by motion over time; in contrast, in an absolute system, motion is determined by position over time. Linear encoder technologies include optical, magnetic, inductive, capacitive and eddy current. Optical technologies include shadow, self imaging and interferometric.

  4. Coordinate-measuring machine - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the machine, the probe position may be manually controlled by an operator, or it may be computer controlled. CMMs (coordinate-measuring machine) specify a probe's position in terms of its displacement from a reference position in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (i.e., with XYZ axes). In addition to moving the probe ...

  5. Download and install System Mechanic - AOL Help

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    When the download finished the install wizard will show up. Click Yes. Click Install. After the installation you will be asked for your email address for activation. Enter the email address used for purchasing System Mechanic. Click Begin Activation and follow the on screen instructions to finish setting up System Mechanic.

  6. List of abbreviations in oil and gas exploration and production

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    CK – choke (a restriction in a flowline or a system, usually referring to a production choke during a test or the choke in the well control system) CL – core log; CLG – core log and graph; CM – choke module; CMC – crown mounted compensators; CMC – critical micelle concentration; CMP – common midpoint (geophysics)

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    There's no reason for you to be earning pennies on your savings with your neighborhood bank. Today's best high-yield accounts continue to pay out 10 times the national savings average — up to 4. ...

  8. Joint Precision Airdrop System - Wikipedia

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    The Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) is an American military airdrop system which uses the Global Positioning System (GPS), steerable parachutes, and an onboard computer to steer loads to a designated point of impact (PI) on a drop zone (DZ). The JPADS family of systems consists of several precision airdrop systems, ranging from extra ...

  9. DR-DOS - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, on Intel 80386 machines, DR DOS's EMS memory manager allowed the operating system to load DOS device drivers into upper memory blocks, further freeing base memory. DR DOS 5.0 was the first DOS to integrate such functionality into the base OS (loading device drivers into upper memory blocks was already possible using third-party ...