Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word truncated. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: abbreviated, shortened, truncated(adj) cut short in duration. the abbreviated speech; her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking; an unsatisfactory truncated conversation.
Encoders . Encoders are sensors used to detect position. They can be linear, or rotational. The problem with linear encoders is that they have to travel the entire length of their range. Linear encoders, therefore, are long and expensive. Rotational encoders, on the other hand, are small and relatively cheap and less unwieldy.
Shares & Saves. Save. The makeup of the items inside a hard drive is similar to the old record player. The hard drive is used to read and write data that is accessed by the computer. The actuator arm works hand in hand with the other moving parts of the hard drive to carry out its functions quickly and without failure. This is why the actuator arm is an essential part of the hard drive.