What is meant by incremental encoder?

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Tags

1. #shaft
2. #converts
3. #represents
4. #electromechanical
5. #position
6. #device
7. #known
8. #angular
9. #analog
10. #incremental
11. #rotary
12. #motion
13. #digital
14. #quadrature
15. #encoder