micro-electro-mechanical system

[¦mī·krōi‚lek·trə·mə′kan·ə·kəl ‚sis·təm]

(engineering)

A system in which micromechanisms are coupled with microelectronics, most commonly fabricated as microsensors or microactuators. Abbreviated MEMS. Also known as microsystem.

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But most of the sensors used in the future will probably not be the comparatively bulky magnetic or proximity-type sensors found in cars today, but Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) that can be 0.

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also makes fiber-optic components, specializing in tiny mirrors called micro-electro-mechanical systems, or Mems.

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