actuator

Other forms: actuators

Definitions of actuator
  1. noun
    a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
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    types:
    positioner, rotary actuator
    (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track
    type of:
    mechanism
    device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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