actuator
noun
ac·tu·a·tor
ˈak-chə-ˌwā-tər 
-shə-
: one that actuates
specifically
: a mechanical device for moving or controlling something
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In December of 2024, BAe Systems was selected to provide and integrate the actuator control units into the aircraft’s flight control systems.
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
That actuator can move in any direction along the skin, to engage many mechanoreceptors at once, and it can be arranged in arrays to produce a wider range of tactile sensations.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
New to the watches are a speaker (though not one that might necessarily make wrist calls easy) and a linear resonance actuator for stronger vibrations.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
Of course, the actuator is also protected by being located inside the seat tube.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
That actuator can move in any direction along the skin, to engage many mechanoreceptors at once, and it can be arranged in arrays to produce a wider range of tactile sensations.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
New to the watches are a speaker (though not one that might necessarily make wrist calls easy) and a linear resonance actuator for stronger vibrations.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
Of course, the actuator is also protected by being located inside the seat tube.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Actuator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actuator. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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