servo adj : of or involving servomechanisms [syn: servomechanical] n : control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system [syn: servomechanism, servosystem]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)vəʊ

Noun

1. A servomechanism or servomotor
2. Abbreviation of service station, being a place for cars etc to buy petrol and various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.

   Man arrested after allegedly driving car through servo — title of Australian Broadcasting Commission News Radio item, 3 June 2005 http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1654443.htm

Italian

Noun

(Feminine: serva)

1. servant

Synonyms

• servitore, domestico

Related terms

• servigio
• servile
• servire
• servitù
• servizio
• servo-

Verb

servo

1. Form of First-person singular present tense, servire

Latin

Verb

1. I watch over, maintain
2. I protect, keep, guard, save
3. I preserve, store

Inflection

Related terms

• cōnservō

Descendants

• Spanish: servar

Noun

servō

Servo may refer to:

• Servomechanism, or servo, a device used to provide control of a desired operation through the use of feedback
• Servo drive, a special electric amplifier used to power electric servo motors
• Tom Servo, a fictional character from the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000
• SERVO Magazine, a monthly robotics publication.

Servo may also be:

• A multipurpose tool used by Gary Seven in the Star Trek episode Assignment: Earth
• Servotronic, speed-dependent power steering
• Australian slang term for a petrol station
• A character in the television series Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
• A non-playable character from computer game The Sims: Livin' Large
• A playable character from the expansion pack The Sims 2: Open for Business
• A song by The Brian Jonestown Massacre from the album Give It Back!