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<p>and <a href="page.php?w=fuel_dispenser">fuel dispenser</a>s and to control manufacturing processes. One of the largest manufacturers was the Veeder-Root company, and their name was often used for this type of counter. Mechanical counters can be made into <b>electromechanical counters</b>, that count electrical impulses, by adding a small <a href="page.php?w=solenoid">solenoid</a>.</p>

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<p>An odometer for measuring distance was first described by <a href="page.php?w=Vitruvius">Vitruvius</a> around 27 and 23 BC, although the actual</p><p>
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