control system
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control system
n.
A mechanical, optical, or electronic system that is used to maintain a desired output.
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| Noun | 1. | control system - a system for controlling the operation of another system 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 system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer" |
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