rotary actuator

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   (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track

   Synonymspositioner

   Broaderactuator

   computer science

Questions about rotary actuator

What does rotary actuator mean?

rotary actuator means "(computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track".

What is another word for rotary actuator?

Close synonyms include positioner. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rotary actuator a common word?

rotary actuator is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.