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.
Translated literally from Latin to English, jus primae noctis means right youthful at night. It refers to the medieval custom where the Lord of the manor had the right to have sexual intercourse with the wives of any of his male peasants.