coordinate plotter
coordinate plotter
[kō′ȯrd·ən·ət ′pläd·ər] (graphic arts)
An automated drafting device in which a transverse beam and drafting head are driven over a drawing surface by a computer and tape readers to produce highly precise drawings at high speed. Also known as mechanical plotting board; XY coordinate plotter; XY plotter.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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For example, plane coordinate plotter and surface mount machine are two representative kinds of biaxial systems.
For example, a plane coordinate plotter mentioned in [2] is a typical kind of biaxial system.
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