Usually means: Variable resistor for measuring voltage.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (potentiometer)

noun:  (electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
noun:  (physics) An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source.

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