controller
Use Controller in a sentence
lər noun
1.
an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
2.
a person who regulates, directs, or restrains.
3.
British Aeronautics. a dispatcher.
4.
a regulating mechanism; governor.
5.
Also called control unit, processor. Computers. the key component of a peripheral device, as a terminal, printer, or external storage unit, that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute instructions fed into the device.
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controller (kənˈtrəʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who directs, regulates, or restrains |
| 2. | Also called: comptroller a business executive or government officer who is responsible for financial planning, control, etc |
| 3. | the equipment concerned with controlling the operation of an electrical device |
| con'trollership | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
controller
mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. contrerolleour (late 13c.), O.Fr. contrerelleor, from M.L. contrarotulator, agent noun from *contra-rotulare (see control). Mechanical sense is from 1867.
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Computing Dictionary
controller definition
hardwarePart of a computer, typically a separate circuit board, which allows the computer to use certain kinds of peripheral devices. A disk controller is used to connect hard disks and floppy disks, a network controller is used for Ethernet. Other controllers are: keyboard controller, interrupt controller and graphics controller.
(1998-03-16)
Example sentences
Each air-traffic controller works in a team of about five staff.
He may have seen a video game, or even picked up a controller.
All functions are accessed with a thumb-operated controller and easy-to-navigate, on-screen menus.
The mind-reading system is non-invasive, meaning that the controller doesn't have electrodes implanted in his head.
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