ser·vo

[sur-voh] adjective, noun, plural ser·vos, verb, ser·voed, ser·vo·ing.
adjective
1.
acting as part of a servomechanism: servo amplifier.
2.
pertaining to or having to do with servomechanisms: servo engineer.
3.
noting the action of certain mechanisms, as brakes, that are set in operation by other mechanisms but which themselves augment the force of that action by the way in which they operate.
noun
4.
Informal. servomechanism.
verb (used with object)
5.
to connect (a mechanism) to another as a servomechanism.

Origin:
1945–50; independent use of servo-, taken as an adj., or shortening of words formed with it

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servo-

a combining form used in the names of devices or operations that employ a servomechanism: servocontrol.

Origin:
extracted from servomotor

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servo1 (ˈsɜːvəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (prenominal) of, relating to, forming part of, or activated by a servomechanism: servo brakes
 
n , -vos
2.  informal short for servomechanism
 
[see servomotor]

servo2 (ˈsɜːvəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -vos
informal (Austral) a service station

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Word Origin & History

servo
1910, from servo-motor (1889), from Fr. servo-moteur (1873), ult. from L. servus "slave" (see serve) + motor "mover" (see motor).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
servo
  1. servomechanism

  2. servomotor

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Example sentences
All industrial robots are either servo or non-servo controlled.
He speculated with doctors about how servo mechanisms might be used to link the brain to an artificial limb.
Two of them are miniature servo-operated mechanical arms armed with tiny holding, cutting, and suction devices.
Using multiple redundant servo-based control mechanisms is much more simple.
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