Compensator 2207544 199328862 2008-03-19T12:47:04Z Kku 5846 wikified '''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 **[[Buoyancy compensator]] **[[Static VAr compensator]] **[[Heisenberg compensator]] **[[Lead-lag compensator]] * [[Motion compensator]] * Optical compensator also known as a [[Retarder]]; examples include a [[wave plate|Half-wave plate]] and a [[wave plate|Quarter-wave plate]] {{disambig}}