Meaning & use
effector
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a muscle, organ, or structure that produces a response to a nerve impulse or stimulus; also, in robotics, the device at the end of a robotic arm that interacts with objects.
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In the reflex arc, the effector is the muscle that contracts in response to the stimulus.
The factory's robotic arm uses an interchangeable effector to grip different parts.
A note on using this word
The biological meaning (muscles and glands) and the robotics meaning ('end effector') are the two contexts where this word appears most often.
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