"servo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɝ.voʊ/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-servo.ogg [Australia] Forms: servos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vəʊ Etymology: Clipping of servomotor. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|servomotor}} Clipping of servomotor Head templates: {{en-noun}} servo (plural servos)
  1. A servomechanism or servomotor. Derived forms: servocontrol, servocontroller, servo-driven, servosystem
    Sense id: en-servo-en-noun-lDXGlQgw Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 19 37 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɝ.voʊ/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-servo.ogg [Australia] Forms: servos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vəʊ Etymology: Clipping of service station + -o. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|service station}} Clipping of service station, {{suffix|en||o}} + -o Head templates: {{en-noun}} servo (plural servos)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-servo-en-noun-f0YYoGiH Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 19 37 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɝ.voʊ/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-servo.ogg [Australia] Forms: servos [present, singular, third-person], servoing [participle, present], servoed [participle, past], servoed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vəʊ Etymology: Clipping of servomotor. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|servomotor}} Clipping of servomotor Head templates: {{en-verb}} servo (third-person singular simple present servos, present participle servoing, simple past and past participle servoed)
  1. To control by means of servocontrol
    Sense id: en-servo-en-verb-fb6hfJOI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 19 37 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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