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simple controller keeping a system stable according to a setpoint
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regulator

Summary

regulator ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • regulator is a type of appliance[2].
  • regulator is used for control[3].
  • regulator's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].
  • regulator's manifestation of is recorded as control[5].
  • regulator's different from is recorded as regulatory agency[6].
  • regulator's different from is recorded as controller[7].

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Definition and Type

regulator is a type of appliance[2].

Use and Application

regulator is used for control[3].

Why It Matters

regulator ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[1] regulator has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] regulator is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → appliance
    Has use → control
    Different from → regulatory agency, controller
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3348, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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