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Trip computer

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007330

An electronic device in a vehicle that calculates and displays driving data, such as distance traveled, average speed, and fuel consumption. It uses inputs from the vehicle's speed sensor and fuel flow meter to provide real-time and summary information for a specific journey. The driver can reset the trip computer at the start of a journey to monitor metrics like miles per gallon (MPG) or distance to empty for that particular trip.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007330
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAutomotive
TranslationsGerman: Trip Computer; Spanish: ordenador de viaje; French: ordinateur de bord
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007330",
  "term": "Trip computer",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An electronic device in a vehicle that calculates and displays driving data, such as distance traveled, average speed, and fuel consumption. It uses inputs from the vehicle's speed sensor and fuel flow meter to provide real-time and summary information for a specific journey. The driver can reset the trip computer at the start of a journey to monitor metrics like miles per gallon (MPG) or distance to empty for that particular trip.",
  "subject": "Automotive",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Trip Computer",
    "es": "ordenador de viaje",
    "fr": "ordinateur de bord"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/trip-computer/"
}

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