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Actuator
Meaning
Noun
●
Something that
actuates
something else.
●
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.
●
In Computer hardware:
The
mechanism
that
moves
the
head
assembly
on a
disk
drive.
●
A
relay
that
controls
the
flow
of electricity.
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