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Definition of Actuator

1. Noun. A mechanism that puts something into automatic action.

Definition of Actuator

1. n. One who actuates, or puts into action.

Definition of Actuator

1. Noun. Something that actuates something else, especially a mechanism that causes a device to be switched on or off ¹

2. Noun. (computing) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive ¹

3. Noun. (context: electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Actuator

1. one that actuates [n -S] - See also: actuates

Lexicographical Neighbors of Actuator

Literary usage of Actuator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Text-book of Ordnance and Gunnery by William Harvey Tschappat (1917)
"The front part of the actuator is covered by a hand guard 35, attached to the front of the receiver. The stock 46, and guard 44, are attached to the ..."

2. Robot Manipulators: Mathematics, Programming, and Control : the Computer by Richard P. Paul (1981)
"actuators are generally either hydraulic or electric, and both types are characterized by an actuator gain km and a viscous damping factor F. Both types of ..."

3. Experts on Guns and Shooting by George Teasdale Teasdale- Buckell (1900)
"In a single-trigger double-barrel gnu, the combination of tw« sears, a horizontally-oscillating sear-actuator, a trigger for the first sc;ir and said ..."

4. The London Journal of Arts and Sciences by William Newton (1837)
"The pin L, which secures that end of the link inserted into the actuator, ... The actuator works on the pin c, and the bolt F, moves into and out of the ..."

5. The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, and Repertory of Patent Inventions by William Newton (1837)
"The pin L, which secures that end of the link inserted into the actuator, ... The actuator works on the pin c, and the bolt F, moves into and out of the ..."

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