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Actuator vs Multiactuator - What's the difference?

actuator | multiactuator |

As nouns the difference between actuator and multiactuator

is that actuator is something that actuates something else, especially a mechanism that causes a device to be switched on or off while multiactuator is used attributively to describe systems having multiple actuators.

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

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    multiactuator

    English

    Alternative forms

    *multi-actuator

    Noun

    (-)
  • Used attributively to describe systems having multiple actuators