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Regulator vs Regulations - What's the difference?

regulator | regulations |

As nouns the difference between regulator and regulations

is that regulator is governor (device) while regulations is .

regulator

English

(wikipedia regulator)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that controls or limits something.
    • The voltage regulator stopped working and the resulting overload destroyed the device.
  • A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
  • A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.

    • Derived terms

    * voltage regulator * battery regulator

    Related terms

    * rector * regimen * regiment * * region * regular * regulate * regulation * rule

    External links

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    regulations

    English

    Noun

    (head)