An actuator is the mechanism by which a control system acts upon an environment. The control system can be simple (a fixed mechanical or electronic system), software-based (e.g. a printer driver, robot control system), a human, or any other input.
Nomos or Nomoi may refer to: from the Greek term for law (Î½ÏÎ¼Î¿Ï, nÃ³mos; pl. Î½ÏÎ¼Î¿Î¹, nÃ³moi). It is the origin of the suffix -onomy, as in astronomy, economy, or taxonomy.
A system of names, as of anatomic structures, molecular entities, or organisms, used in any science. [L. nomenclatura, a listing of names, fr. nomen, name, + calo, to proclaim]. /noÂ·menÂ·claÂ·ture/ (noÂ´men-klaâ³cher) a classified system of names, as of anatomical structures, organisms, etc.