Glossary
Meter Reader Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential meter reader terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key meter reader vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in meter reader training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- AMI
- Advanced metering infrastructure.
- CCF
- Hundred cubic feet of gas.
- Curb box
- Water shutoff.
- Disconnect
- Turning off service.
- Estimated read
- Guessed usage.
- Exception
- Unusual reading.
- kWh
- Kilowatt-hour.
- Meter
- Measures usage.
- Meter base
- Socket for electric meters.
- Read sequence
- Order of meters.
- Reconnect
- Restoring service.
- Route
- Assigned meters.
- Seal
- Lock on a meter.
- Smart meter
- Meter that reports remotely.
- Tampering
- Illegal meter changes.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Meter Reader practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Meter Reader training.
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