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Taximeters

Scope note

Devices attached to vehicles for hire to measure the horizontal distance traveled, and sometimes also time elapsed during motionless intervals, and to compute the fare due.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000225664

Term used for

meters, taxi
taxi meters

Equivalent Terms used

taximeter

Created

13yrs ago

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