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.
With incremental encoders, you can measure only changes in position (from which you can determine velocity and acceleration), but it is not possible to determine the absolute position of an object. A third type of encoder, called an absolute encoder, is capable of determining the absolute position of an object.n encoder is an electromechanical device that can measure motion or position. Most encoders use optical sensors to provide electrical signals in the form of pulse trains, which can, in turn, be translated into motion, direction, or position.