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Nipkow disk
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English
Alternative forms
en Nipkov disc Nipkov disk Nipkow disc
Etymology
After Paul Gottlieb Nipkow (1860-1940), German inventor.
Noun
A mechanical, geometrically-operating image scanning device, a fundamental component of early mechanical television.
en Television
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