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# servo

noun (a servo, servos)

«servo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A servo (short for servomotor) is a small motor that can turn to an exact position and hold it, used in robots, remote-control cars and planes and models. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#m1)
2. (Australia, informal) A servo is a petrol station, short for «service station». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#m2)

### In the lessons

In computing, robotics and design and technology lessons, pupils program a servo with a micro:bit or Arduino to move a robot arm, open a gate or wave a flag to an exact angle, such as 90 degrees. In Australian everyday talk, you stop at the servo for petrol, snacks and a drink on a road trip. Phrases: servo motor, turn the servo to 90 degrees, stop at the servo (Australia).

### Examples

- We programmed the servo to turn to 90 degrees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#x1)
- The robot's arm moves with two servos. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#x2)
- The remote-control plane uses servos to move its wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#x3)
- Our servo buzzed but would not turn because a wire was loose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#x4)
- (Australia) Let's stop at the servo for a pie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#x5)
- (Australia) Dad filled up the car at the servo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#x6)
- A servo can move to an exact angle, but a normal motor just spins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#x7)
- The servo opened the little door of our model house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a servo, servos. Pronounced «SER-voh». It is a short, clipped form: servomotor (robotics) or service station (Australian slang). In robotics maths, the servo's position is measured in degrees, usually from 0 to 180. Australian slang often clips words with -o: servo, arvo (afternoon), bottle-o (bottle shop).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «servo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«servo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/servo.html) on Mova free.