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Servo (servomotor)

A motor with feedback control that moves to and holds a precise position.

First in use: the 1860s
Duplicate · right

Servo (browser engine)

An experimental browser engine written in Rust, started by Mozilla and now run by the Linux Foundation.

First in use: c. 2012

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A motor control became Mozilla's experimental browser engine.

Which meaning of Servo is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Servo (servomotor) came first (the 1860s). Servo (browser engine) arrived in 2012. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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