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A taximeter or fare meter is a mechanical or electronic device installed in taxicabs and auto rickshaws that calculates passenger fares based on a combination of distance travelled and waiting time. Its shortened form, "taxi", is also a metonym for the hired cars that use them.[1][2]

  1. ^ "taximeter". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth ed.). 2000. Archived from the original on 12 July 2001. Retrieved 22 April 2015 – via Bartleby.
  2. ^ Fierro, Alfred, Histoire et Dictionnaire de Paris (1996), Robert Laffont, page 1166, ISBN 2-221-07862-4

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