control system

Other forms: control systems

Definitions of control system
  1. noun
    a system for controlling the operation of another system
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    types:
    closed loop, closed-loop system
    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
    type of:
    system
    instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
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