articulated joint

articulated joint
1. Anat. a flexible joint.
2. an artificial appendage, limb, or the like, esp. one activated and controlled by a computer, as the mechanical arm of a robot.
3. a device by which two or more sections of a vehicle are linked together so as to allow greater capacity, flexibility of movement, etc.
[1955-60]

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