n. 1. A feedback system that consists of a sensing element, amplifier, and servomotor, used in the automatic control of a mechanical device. 2. A self-regulating feedback system or mechanism: "We do not need to know in detail how the minute chemical servomechanisms of the muscles operate in order to move our arms" (Harper's). [SERVO(MOTOR) + MECHANISM.] |
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