Usually means: Adjusts tension, controls mechanical movement.
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  1. temper screw: Merriam-Webster
  2. temper-screw, temper screw: Wordnik
  3. temper screw: Wiktionary
  4. Temper screw: Dictionary.com
  5. temper screw: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Temper screw: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. temper screw: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (temper screw)

noun:  A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drill jar at each stroke.
noun:  A set screw used for adjusting.

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