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==Nomenclature== Some terms in the electronics industry used to describe certain types of potentiometers are: * '''Pot''': abbreviation for potentiometer. * '''Slide pot''' or '''slider pot''': a potentiometer that is adjusted by sliding the wiper left or right (or up and down, depending on the installation), usually with a finger or thumb * '''thumb pot''' or '''thumbwheel pot''': a small rotating potentiometer meant to be adjusted infrequently by means of a small thumbwheel * '''trimpot''' or '''trimmer pot''': a [[Trimmer (electronics)|trimmer]] potentiometer typically meant to be adjusted once or infrequently for "fine-tuning" an electrical signal
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