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actuator
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As a noun, actuator means something that actuates something else.
Meanings of actuator
5 meaningsnoun
Something that actuates something else.
“The mind is the actuator of the body.”
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.
computer hardwareThe mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
electricalA relay that controls the flow of electricity.
A mechanism that puts something into automatic action
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