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SERVOMECHANISM (4)
SERVOMECHANISM (4)
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an
automatic
control
system which detects and corrects
errors
in the system it is
monitoring
. The
term
comes from servomotor, an
auxiliary
motor
to supplement the
primary
source
of
power
in the
movement
,
manipulation
or guidance of a heavy or
complex
device.
Derived
from the
Latin
servus, slave, and
motor
, a
mover
.
—9th
ACC
Volume 3 Approved Glossary