actuator

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈæk.tjuː.eɪt.ə(ɹ)/

Noun

actuator (plural actuators)

1. Something that actuates something else, especially a usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e. a mechanism) to be switched on or off, for example an electric motor that opens and closes a valve

   The mind is the actuator of the body.

2. (computer hardware) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
3. (electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity

Translations

• Italian: attuatore
• Portuguese: atuador
• Spanish: activador

Translations

• Portuguese: atuador

Translations

• Italian: attuatore, ripetitore

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