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Trip odometer

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006191

A resettable counter in a vehicle's instrument cluster that measures the distance traveled during a specific journey or segment, independent of the main odometer. This allows drivers to track mileage for individual trips, fuel consumption calculations, or maintenance intervals. Most modern vehicles include at least one trip odometer function.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006191
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAutomotive
Synonymstrip meter
See alsoTrip meter
TranslationsGerman: Trip Odometer; Spanish: odómetro de viaje; French: compteur journalier
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006191",
  "term": "Trip odometer",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A resettable counter in a vehicle's instrument cluster that measures the distance traveled during a specific journey or segment, independent of the main odometer. This allows drivers to track mileage for individual trips, fuel consumption calculations, or maintenance intervals. Most modern vehicles include at least one trip odometer function.",
  "synonyms": [
    "trip meter"
  ],
  "subject": "Automotive",
  "see_also": [
    "trip meter"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Trip Odometer",
    "es": "odómetro de viaje",
    "fr": "compteur journalier"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/trip-odometer/"
}

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