{"id":6744,"date":"2023-05-08T10:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T08:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.delphin.de\/?post_type=glossar&#038;p=6744"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:41:18","slug":"actuator","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.delphin.de\/en\/glossar\/aktor\/","title":{"rendered":"Actuator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>Actuator<\/strong> is a technical element that converts a supplied input variable (e.g. electrical signal) into a different output variable (e.g. mechanical movement, pressure or light) in order to trigger a desired action or effect. Examples of actuators are valves, signal lights, relays or actuators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In measurement and testing technology, actuators convert measurement or control commands into physical actions, such as opening a test valve, triggering an alarm or adjusting test conditions. They therefore form the counterpart to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delphin.de\/en\/glossary\/sensor\/\" data-type=\"glossar\" data-id=\"7395\">Sensors<\/a>that record measured variables and provide signals.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-6744","glossar","type-glossar","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delphin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/6744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delphin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delphin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossar"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delphin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}