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Vinony

servomechanism

noun

  1. automatic device that uses error-sensing negative feedback to correct the action of a mechanism.
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servusder. English servo- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English servomechanism From servo- + mechanism.

  1. A mechanical device for controlling large amounts of power by means of smaller amounts of power and correcting the performance of the device using feedback.
  2. Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback.