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Actuator vs Effector - What's the difference?

actuator | effector |

As nouns the difference between actuator and effector

is that actuator is something that actuates something else, especially a mechanism that causes a device to be switched on or off while effector is any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.

actuator

English

Noun

(wikipedia actuator) (en noun)
  • Something that actuates something else, especially a mechanism that causes a device to be switched on or off
  • * The mind is the actuator of the body
  • (computing) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
  • (electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    effector

    English

    (wikipedia effector)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
  • (biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
  • (biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
  • An actuator.

    • Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectiveness * effectivity * effectual * effectuate * efficacious * efficacity * efficacy * efficiency * efficient

    See also

    * receptor