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servomechanism

automatic device that uses error-sensing negative feedback to correct the action of a mechanism.
Class type of: mechanism Q640815

Facts

3 properties
Subclass of
mechanism[1]
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[2]
Uses
negative feedback[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en servomechanism en servo en servo system ar آلية مؤازرة ar آلية منظمة cs servomechanismy cs servomechanismus da servomekanisme de Servo-Mechanismus es servosistema es servomecanismo fa خودمهار کاری fr servomécanisme it servomeccanismo ja サーボ機構 ko 서보 기구 pl serwomechanizm pl 'Serwomechanizm' ro Servomecanism ru сервопривод
🔖 Identifiers · 24
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85120366
GND ID
4181067-3
OpenAlex ID
C49503481
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
403
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3R2Qy2
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
93451
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/servomechanism
Freebase ID
/m/01w27r
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11bc5l6b_k
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
servomecanisme
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0142196
Interlingual Index ID
i58693
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J9U entity ID
987007534070305171
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
servomechanisms
Krugosvet article (archived)
nauka_i_tehnika/tehnologiya_i_promyshlennost/SERVOMEHANIZM.html
Lex ID
servomekanisme
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
49503481
NDL Authority ID
00569927
NL CR AUT ID
ph125491
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX532092
SVKKL authority ID
h0003815-servomechanismy
Topic's main category
Category:Servomechanisms
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
04183356-n
Yale LUX ID
concept/506dc2a2-cc45-4c7b-b545-21d611cc32bb

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🔗 Connections
← Field of work 2
Ralph S. Phillips, Zdeněk Kotek
Described by source 1
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Subclass of 1
mechanism
Subtypes 1
thermostat
Uses 1
negative feedback
← Main subject 1
Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
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Zdeněk Kotek

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX532092
    "Created claim: National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX532092"
  2. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3R2Qy2
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  3. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → h0003815-servomechanismy
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: h0003815-servomechanismy, batch #259496"
  4. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → negative feedback
    Subclass of → mechanism
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
    Topic's main category → Category:Servomechanisms
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007534070305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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