Associations to the word «Actuator»

Wiktionary

ACTUATOR, noun. Something that actuates something else, especially a mechanism that causes a device to be switched on or off
ACTUATOR, noun. (computing) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
ACTUATOR, noun. (electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity

Dictionary definition

ACTUATOR, noun. A mechanism that puts something into automatic action.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne