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antilock braking system

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antilock braking system [¦an·tē‚läk ′brāk·iŋ ‚sis·təm]
(mechanical engineering)
For vehicles, a sensor-control system found in braking systems which prevents wheel lockup while allowing the brakes to continue slowing the wheel. Abbreviated ABS.


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Shutdown procedures should be closely followed on all M939's equipped with antilock braking system (ABS).
ESC works with the vehicle's antilock braking system (ABS), responding to the dynamics of the car and to the driver's steering input.
The rejected rule would have allowed automakers to choose between a less expensive indirect system that would work off the antilock braking system and a more accurate direct system of monitors in each wheel.
 
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