servo.

A mechanism that uses feedback to adjust motion or another output toward a desired state.

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Words that belong together

• servo motor
• servo control

On the page

The servo adjusted the panel until the indicators aligned.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular servo; plural servos. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.