Compensator

Compensator can refer to:

Pressure control on a piston pump
An alternative term for pipeline expansion joints
A muzzle brake, used to counter the recoil of a firearm, or to prevent the muzzle from climbing due to kickback from the rapid firing of an automatic or semi-automatic weapon
A device that offsets or counterbalances a destabilising factor: See
Motion compensator
Optical compensator also known as a Retarder; examples include a Half-wave plate and a Quarter-wave plate

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