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leoc
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Introduction to Cybernetics (1957)
The negative-feedback device that fixes the speed of a steam engine is actually called a governor:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_governor
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It's also why a software algorithm that controls CPU frequency scaling is called a "CPU governor" [0] in Linux kernel. Although the mechanism is completely different, but the analogy is used here since it controls the speed.
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https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CPU_frequency_scaling#S...
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Or a go-cart, scooter, rental car etc.
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