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actuator

ac·tua·tor

UK/ˈæk.tjuː.eɪ.tə(ɹ)/ US/ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.tə(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

1.

a mechanism that puts something into automatic action

Origin

From actuate + -or.

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