meal, repast(noun) the food served and eaten at one time. meal(noun) any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times. meal(noun) coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse.
An encoder is a sensor of mechanical motion that generates digital signals in response to motion. As an electro-mechanical device, an encoder is able to provide motion control system users with information concerning position, velocity and direction. There are two different types of encoders: linear and rotary.
1 Brake system: A brake is provided to lock the location of the scanner in a required position. 2  Index Encoder: An index encoder assists with scans along the Y-axis at the preset positions of the frame bar. 3  Built in Encoder: An encoder is integrated into the corrosion link.