Compensator
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Compensator can refer to:
- Pressure control on a piston pump
- A muzzle brake, used to counter the recoil of a firearm, or to prevent the muzzle from climbing during rapid fire
- 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