actuator

Etymology
From. First attested in 1652.

Noun

 * 1) Something that actuates something else.
 * The mind is the actuator of the body.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
 * 3)  A relay that controls the flow of electricity.
 * 1)  A relay that controls the flow of electricity.

Translations

 * Finnish: liikuttaja,
 * French:


 * Finnish: toimilaite, käyttölaite
 * French:


 * Finnish: toimilaite, aktuaattori
 * Icelandic: armstjóri
 * Portuguese: atuador


 * Finnish: aktuaattori
 * Italian: ,


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