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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mechanical device for controlling large amounts of power by means of smaller amounts of power and correcting the performance of the device using feedback.
2. 2
   control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system wordnet
3. 3
   Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback.

Synonyms

All synonyms

servoservoactionautosynclockworkscybernion

Etymology

From servo- + mechanism.

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