regulator
Device controlling flow
A regulator is a device or mechanism that controls or maintains something at a desired level: a voltage regulator, a pressure regulator, a thermostat regulating temperature.
In institutional contexts, a regulator is a person or agency that oversees an industry or activity to ensure compliance with rules: The financial regulator imposed new restrictions on lending.
The word implies keeping something within acceptable bounds.
Automatic climate control device
- valveFluid flow controller
- rheostatAdjustable electrical resistance component
- governorState's chief executive
- controllerDevice directing a system
servomechanism · actuator · sensor · switch · potentiometer · relay · transformer · rectifier
Decimal-to-binary number format
- octopusEight-limbed sea mollusk
- first stageInitial phase of process
- second stageSubsequent portion of progression
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
diaphragm · purge · freeflow · balanced · unbalanced · yoke · hose · breathing
Appointed agency leader
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- ombudsmanPublic complaints investigator
- auditorFinancial records examiner
enforcer · overseer · supervisor · administrator · comptroller · arbiter · adjudicator · agent
State's chief executive
- throttlePower flow controller
- valveFluid flow controller
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
piston · steam · pressure gauge · cab · superheater · blower · generator
State's chief executive
- relief valveAutomatic pressure limiter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- manometerInstrument measuring gas pressure
- boilerWater-heating vessel
compressor · hydraulics · pneumatics · psi · differential · steam · airflow · ventilation
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
jurisdiction · framework · guidelines · mandate · statute · protocol · accountability · audit
Standard for comparison
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
calibration · baseline · criterion · norm · uniformity · conformity · consistency · template
thermostat
Automatic climate control device
- valveFluid flow controller
- rheostatAdjustable electrical resistance component
- governorState's chief executive
controller · servomechanism · actuator · sensor · switch · potentiometer · relay · transformer · rectifier · stabilizer
BCD
Decimal-to-binary number format
- octopusEight-limbed sea mollusk
- first stageInitial phase of process
- second stageSubsequent portion of progression
mouthpiece · diaphragm · purge · freeflow · balanced · unbalanced · yoke · hose · breathing · dive
commissioner
Appointed agency leader
auditor · enforcer · overseer · supervisor · administrator · comptroller · arbiter · adjudicator · agent · officer
governor
State's chief executive
firebox · piston · steam · pressure gauge · cab · superheater · blower · generator
governor
State's chief executive
- relief valveAutomatic pressure limiter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- manometerInstrument measuring gas pressure
boiler · compressor · hydraulics · pneumatics · psi · differential · steam · airflow · ventilation · nozzle
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
policy · jurisdiction · framework · guidelines · mandate · statute · protocol · accountability · audit · supervision
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
protocol · calibration · baseline · criterion · norm · uniformity · conformity · consistency · template · certification
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics committee, oversight committee, ethics board, inspector general
- escapementsescapement, verge escapement, balance wheel, pallet, verge
- financial regulatorsSEC, FDIC, Fed, Federal Reserve, FSA
- divingscuba, scuba diving, dive mask, dive helmet, diving bells
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
regulatoraccelerator
Speed control mechanism
destabilizer · amplifier · booster · stimulator · disruptor
regulatorderegulator
One who removes restrictions
libertarian · subject · anarchist · licensee · free agent
- food safety regulationsRules protecting consumers from contamination
- park regulationsOfficial conduct requirements outdoors
- trade regulationsRules governing commercial exchange
- noise regulationsLaws controlling volume levels
- voltage regulatorsCircuits controlling electrical potential
- employment regulationsRules governing workplace conditions
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