servo

noun

ser·​vo ˈsər-(ˌ)vō How to pronounce servo (audio)
plural servos

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Onboard CPUs and GPUs, reinforcement learning (RL), physics engines, proprioception, computer vision with real-time object recognition, SLAM navigation, IMUs with gyros and accelerometers, tactile sensors, microcontrollers, servos, and batteries good for hours of runtime – the list goes on. Joe Salas august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025 The system consists of only a circuit board with a heatsink, measuring roughly 49 × 39 × 21 mm and weighing about 38 g, with support for up to eight motors or servos. Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 The Sims 4 Realm of Magic paves the way to several solutions thanks to the power of spells and The Sims 4 Discover University allows your Sims to program their servos to defend their home. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 During the 1950s, the U.S. military was using magnetic amplifiers in automatic pilots, fire-control apparatus, servo systems, radar and sonar equipment, the RIM-2 Terrier surface-to-air missile, and many other roles. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for servo

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of servo was in 1910

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“Servo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/servo. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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