The difference between Service station and Servo

When used as nouns, service station means a filling station, gas station or petrol station, whereas servo means a servomechanism or servomotor.


Servo is also verb with the meaning: to control by means of a servocontrol.

check bellow for the other definitions of Service station and Servo

  1. Service station as a noun (UK, Australia, US):

    a filling station, gas station or petrol station; a facility selling fuel for road motor vehicles

  2. Service station as a noun:

    a service area

  1. Servo as a noun:

    A servomechanism or servomotor.

  1. Servo as a verb:

    To control by means of a servocontrol

  1. Servo as a noun (Australia, New Zealand):

    A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.

    Examples:

    "Man arrested after allegedly driving car through servo'' — title of [[w:Australian Broadcasting Commission Australian Broadcasting Commission]] News Radio item, 3 June 2005 [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117093539/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1654443.htm]"

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