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SERVOMECHANISM (3)
SERVOMECHANISM (3)
ScnMaster
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.
—
Science of Survival
Glossary (app 11.7.90)