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ACTUATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanism that puts something into automatic action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("actuator" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "actuator"):
positioner; rotary actuator ((computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track)
Derivation:
actuate (put in motion or move to act)
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