actuations
Times something operates
Actuations is the plural of actuation, the act of putting something into motion or operation.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—mechanical systems, robotics, and engineering—where it describes instances of a mechanism being triggered: The valve is rated for one million actuations.
In computing, keyboard switches are often measured by their actuation lifespan.
Automatic feedback control devices
- solenoidsCurrent-carrying wire coils
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
pneumatics · motors · levers · gears · linkages · cams · clutch · bearings
Mechanisms maintaining desired outputs
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- mechatronicsIntegrated automation engineering
- automationSelf-operating system design
- feedback loopsSelf-modifying response cycles
kinematics · electromechanical · simulation · prototyping · aerospace · precision · calibration · programming
Setting into operation
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- catalystAgent enabling change
instigation · commencement · prompting · inducement · spur · impetus · inception · signal
Returned response data
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- counteractionNeutralizing opposing effort
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- interplayReciprocal action between things
output · displacement · latency · cycle time
servomechanisms
Automatic feedback control devices
- solenoidsCurrent-carrying wire coils
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
hydraulics · pneumatics · motors · levers · gears · linkages · cams · clutch · bearings · drivetrain
control systems
Mechanisms maintaining desired outputs
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- mechatronicsIntegrated automation engineering
- automationSelf-operating system design
feedback loops · kinematics · electromechanical · simulation · prototyping · aerospace · precision · calibration · programming · sensors
activation
Setting into operation
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- ignitionStarting combustion process
catalyst · instigation · commencement · prompting · inducement · spur · impetus · inception · signal · command
feedback
Returned response data
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- counteractionNeutralizing opposing effort
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
interplay · output · displacement · latency · cycle time
actuationsinactivations
Acts of making inactive
deactivations · dormancies · stillnesses · inertias · stases
actuationsshutdowns
Cessation of operations
terminations · cessations · halts · stoppages · shutoffs
actuationsinactivations
Acts of making inactive
deactivations · dormancy · standby · quiescence · inactivity