servo
nounUK /ˈsɜːvəʊ/
US /ˈsɜːrvoʊ/
A servo is a small motor that helps a machine move to the right spot.
The robot's arm uses a servo to turn its hand.
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2. A servomechanism, a system that automatically corrects its own movement.
The airplane's servo keeps the wings steady in the wind.
3. A short form of servomechanism used in engineering.
Engineers tested the servo before the launch.
4. In Australian English, a service station or gas station.
We stopped at the servo to fill up the car.