CONTROL SYSTEM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A system for controlling the operation of another system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("control system" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "control system"):

closed-loop system; closed loop (a control system with a feedback loop that is active)

servo; servomechanism; servosystem (control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system)

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