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Actuators

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

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noun
  1. 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. 2

    The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive

  3. 3

    A relay that controls the flow of electricity

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